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Francisco Lozano
President
Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional
Private Sector & Development author
Francisco Lozano is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in Colombia´s infrastructure sector, especially in the financing of projects, as well as in concessions and the structuring of transactions aimed at the privatization of energy companies and concessions. He has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors.
Since 2019, he has been President of the Infrastructure Development Bank of Colombia (FDN), where he has led the financing and structuring of several projects of national and regional importance. He has a Civil Engineering Bachelor from Universidad de Los Andes and has Masters degrees in Urban Economics from London School of Economics, Civil and Environmental Engineering and another in Technology and Policy, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT.
Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional
Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) is a Colombian private, specialized, technical and independent development bank that works to increase liquidity in the infrastructure sector. Its specialization and knowledge in structuring and financing, allows it to design sophisticated and innovative solutions, aimed at properly managing risks, outlining and attracting investors and financiers to participate in financing schemes for projects. The FDN, in its objective of overcoming barriers to financing and providing solutions, promotes efficient financial structures to obtain competitive sources of long-term financing and mitigate refinancing risks. Its shareholders includes: Grupo Bicentenario, IFC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and CAF.