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Gender bonds are rapidly emerging as a powerful tool to expand financing for women‑owned and women‑led MSMEs—but many practitioners still struggle to translate high‑level frameworks into real, investable transactions. This webinar will take participants inside the full lifecycle of a gender bond, moving from framework design to asset eligibility, KPI setting, verification, and, ultimately, deal execution.
Participants will learn about:

• Structuring blocks of gender and social bonds, including frameworks, eligible WSME assets, and meaningful gender KPIs.
• Standards and taxonomies, from ICMA’s Social Bond Principles to emerging Orange Bond guidance, with a focus on ensuring gender‑positive allocations and transparent reporting.
• Issuer journeys, spotlighting deal structuring, verification challenges, and the design of performance‑based incentives such as WeFi PBIs.
• Investor perspectives on pipeline quality, impact reporting, and the growing appetite for gender‑smart fixed‑income products.
• Ecosystem enablers, including the WE Finance Code and alignment with the World Bank Group Gender Strategy