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27 Sep 24

Global Investors Back African NDCs as Platform to Build a World-Leading Green Technologies Manufacturing Hub

New York, September 24, 2024 Global institutional investors, representing over $50 trillion in assets as universal owners, have committed to supporting Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by assisting governments in transforming them into investable, bankable projects. At the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit, held during New York Climate Week alongside the UN General Assembly, institutional […]
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24 Sep 24

African NDC Investment Summit and Awards Conclude Successfully at Climate Week

24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media New York, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing – Africa Investor (Ai) Group, the continent’s leading institutional investment platform, announced today the successful conclusion of the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit and Awards, held in association with the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council. Under the […]
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30 Jul 24

Unleashing the Power of the Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Framework’s Presidential Climate Investment Authority

The challenge of climate change demands innovative solutions, especially for African governments looking to accelerate green development and economic growth. Enter the Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) framework’s Presidential Climate Investment Authority (PCIA) — a game-changing platform designed and championed by the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), the African Union, Africa investor (Ai), the Sustainable Markets […]
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17 Jul 24

Institutional investment community urged to speak up to help improve private capital mobilization

Publish What You Fund, a global campaign for aid transparency, has published a draft proposal outlining a new approach for boosting private capital mobilization (PCM) for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). According to an executive summary of the draft proposal, there is a desire for more resources for multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development […]
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05 Jul 24

First Movers Coalition engages Ai’s Dr. Hubert Danso on CleanTech Investing

Africa investor (Ai) today confirmed Dr. Hubert Danso, its CEO and Chairman, and the Chairman of the African Union’s Continental Business Network (CBN), the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council, shared investor insights on the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition (FMC) studio panel session […]
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23 Apr 24

Africa investor (Ai) Rallies Institutional Investors during IDA Africa Presidential Summit

Dr Hubert Danso, Africa investor CEO and Chairman, encourages long-term investors to harness the opportunities offered by Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs): The Framework for Strategic Investment Allocations to African Green Industrial Infrastructure as a Globally Competitive Investable Asset Class. As the International Development Association (IDA) African Heads of State Summit takes place in Nairobi today, […]
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20 Apr 24

Dr. Danso’s Investor Letter on Allocating to African Green Industrial Infrastructure as a Globally Competitive Investable Asset Class

Dear Esteemed Institutional Investment Partners, We stand at a historic crossroads where financial prosperity converges with environmental responsibility. As universal owners, our capital, portfolio companies, and market influence wield the power to redefine global industrial markets while fostering sustainable returns for future generations. With the advent of the African Union’s Nairobi Declaration (Africa’s Green Investment […]
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11 Mar 24

A Private Sector Ministers of Finance Call to Action

Ai Chairman Dr. Hubert Danso was honored to represent the private sector at The 56th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development this week – themed, ‘Financing the Transition to Inclusive Green Economies in Africa’, hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and The Government of Zimbabwe. Given the underreported […]
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