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4.38. The development of road and airport infrastructure, better access to water and electricity, and improved waste management are considered to be essential catalysts for opportunities in the tourism value chain. (...)

5.5. Furthermore, the Republic of Djibouti recently drew up the Djibouti SDG Investor Map, which can be used by private investors in eight sectors [6] with significant potential to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with government policies and national development needs. The SDG investment platform provides data, information and insights on investment opportunities with the potential to have a positive impact on sustainable development and help improve the allocation of financial resources from private investors. [6] The eight priority sectors identified in the SDG Investor Map are transportation, services, renewable and alternative energy, finance, ICTs, infrastructure, food and beverages, and health.

6.2. Pillar 3 of Vision 2035 centres on pursuing strong and sustainable growth driven by the exploitation of existing opportunities in various key sectors (transport and logistics, ICTs, financial services, fisheries and tourism) and boosting exports of goods and services. (...)

6.8. (...) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement entered into force in early 2021 to enable African countries to stimulate economic growth, speed up industrialization and support the sustainable and inclusive development of the continent, in line with the 2030 Agenda adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.

[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)]
6.12. The Preferential Trade Area (PTA) for Eastern and Southern African States was originally set up 1981, before becoming the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in 1994, with the aim of promoting regional integration through trade and the development of natural and human resource for the benefit of member countries.

[Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)]
6.14. Founded in 1986, the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) (...) is primarily involved in the promotion of food security, environmental management and the development of intra-regional trade and infrastructure.

2.16. The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) is fully committed to the sustainability agenda and has implemented regulation over the last few years to that end. In 2020, the BCB announced the inclusion of a sustainability dimension in its institutional agenda, with concrete initiatives in five pillars, including regulation and supervision. Among the new regulations already issued are:
• National Monetary Council (CMN) Resolution No. 4,943/2021, altering Resolution No. 4,557/2017 to include a specific section on the management of social, environmental and climate risks applicable to financial institutions allocated in segments 1-4;
• CMN Resolution No. 4,944/2021, altering Resolution No. 4,606/2017 to include a specific section on the management of social, environmental and climatic risks applicable to financial institutions allocated to segment 5;
• CMN Resolution No. 4,945/2021, revoking Resolution No. 4,327/2014, to establish new requirements for all financial institutions (segments 1-5) relative to a new Social, Environmental and Climatic Responsibility Policy;
• BCB Resolution No. 139/2021, establishing the Report on Social, Environmental and Climate-related Issues (GRSAC), containing information to be disclosed by financial institutions allocated to segments 1-4, along the lines recommended by the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD); and
• BCB Resolution No. 140/2021, strengthening the compliance of rural credit with provisions prohibiting credit to agents with illegal social, environmental or climate practices.

2.17. The above-mentioned Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Resolution No. 140 is one of the pillars of the Sustainable Rural Credit Bureau. Within the Bureau, the BCB has already put in place an open finance platform (BCB Resolution No. 204/2022). The Bureau also promotes integration with other environment- and land-related government databases, and upcoming regulation will make it easier for the market to identify rural credit operations that generate social, environmental or climatic benefits, one or all of them. (...)

2.48. It should be noted that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are not treated differently from private companies by sectorial regulatory agencies, nor in relation to environmental legislation. (...)

2.63. (...) Since its foundation, the National Bank of Social and Economic Development (BNDES) has played a fundamental role in stimulating the expansion of industry and infrastructure in the country. Over the course of the Bank's history, its operations have evolved in accordance with the country's social and economic challenges, and now they include support for (...) sustainable socio-environmental development (...)