{"id":10437,"date":"2026-10-16T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerecapital.com\/?p=10437"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:16:42","slug":"nere-capital-at-building-bridges-2026-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/nere-capital-at-building-bridges-2026-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00e9r\u00e9 Capital at Building Bridges 2026 | Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Managing Partner, <strong>Job ZONGO<\/strong>, attended <strong>Building Bridges 2026<\/strong>\u00a0in Geneva (6\u20139 October), engaging with investors and partners on sustainable and impact finance.<\/p>\n<p>He joined <strong>Kristen Petillon, Dara Alami, Jon Bellish and Peter BenHur Nyeko<\/strong>\u00a0for the panel <strong>\u201cBeyond Commitments: Delivering Impact in the Real World\u201d<\/strong>, exploring how to deliver meaningful impact in challenging environments.<\/p>\n<p>At a session co-hosted by <strong>TLG Capital and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)<\/strong>, he shared a concrete example of how blended finance can unlock commercial capital in frontier markets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10440\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10440 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-scaled.jpeg 2560w, http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imgwHxwbLmhvBI3hqHDCU_EO-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Participants at Building Bridges 2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the <strong>Solutions Stage<\/strong>, he showcased <strong>GROW Fund<\/strong>, a new regional investment initiative under development to mobilise catalytic capital for agrifood transformation and climate resilience across West Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our conviction: frontier markets offer real opportunities when local expertise meets international capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <strong>Building Bridges, PeaceNexus Foundation, TLG Capital and SDC<\/strong>\u00a0for the valuable exchanges and connections.<\/p>\n<p>#BuildingBridges2026 #NereCapital #ImpactInvesting #BlendedFinance #ClimateFinance #WestAfrica<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Managing Partner, Job ZONGO, attended Building Bridges 2026\u00a0in Geneva (6\u20139 October), engaging with investors and partners on sustainable and impact finance. 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