Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno met with Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) CEO Luuk Zonneveld to discuss opportunities to finance projects in the Philippines that drive sustainable development, particularly gender equality, climate action, and decent work.

BIO is a Belgian development finance institution that mobilizes private investments in developing and emerging economies to enable them to gain access to growth and sustainable development within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. It invests in entrepreneurs, SME funds, microfinance and other financial institutions, and renewable energy and other infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.