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26 Jun 26

Allocatability, not Bankability, may be the Primary Constraint on Infrastructure Capital at Scale

Analysis released ahead of the G7 Summit and London Climate Action Week argues that infrastructure capital formation is increasingly constrained by allocatability rather than capital availability. LONDON — Despite three decades of guarantees, blended finance structures, political risk insurance and first-loss capital mechanisms, the global infrastructure financing gap remains substantial. This persists even as more […]
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12 May 26

G7 Africa Heads of State Summit Advances Sovereign Infrastructure as Global Asset Class for the AI-Industrial Era

Sovereign Infrastructure establishes mandate-eligible institutional exposure across energy, critical minerals, logistics, compute, and corridor systems. NAIROBI, Kenya 12 May 2026 — Leaders at the G7 Africa Forward Heads of State Summit advanced Sovereign Infrastructure (SI) as the benchmark-compatible asset class through which sovereign systems enter global institutional portfolios in the AI-Industrial Era. The Summit was […]
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15 Sep 25

Investors launch GreenAlpha Industrial Infrastructure Asset Class at ACS2

Addis Ababa, 10 September – Investors launched GreenAlpha, an investor-led initiative to establish Africa’s green industrial infrastructure as a globally competitive investable asset class, at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa. Over the next decade, GreenAlpha aims to support governments structure Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into a $1 trillion pipeline of […]
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17 Dec 24

How Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Can Drive GreenTech Innovation Beyond Moore’s Law

Dr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa investor (Ai) Group Every year of delayed green technology deployment costs the world an estimated $1.6 trillion in climate damages and lost opportunities—a stark reminder of the urgency to act. The challenge of achieving net-zero targets amidst systemic climate finance gaps is one of the defining crises of our time. […]
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04 Nov 24

Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets initiative introduced at COP16

The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making natural assets a core component of national balance sheets. The Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets initiative is an institutional investor-public partnership led by the SMI Africa Council, which brings together institutional, technology and legal partners such as the […]
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28 Oct 24

SMI Africa Council Announces “Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets” Initiative at COP16 in Columbia

Oct 2024, Cali, Colombia – The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) today unveiled the “Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets” initiative at COP16. Launched last week at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, this bold SMI initiative aims to align natural capital with national economic frameworks, accelerating the implementation of […]
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28 Oct 24

Sustainable Markets Initiative unveils support to Commonwealth Member States at CHOGM

In support of His Majesty King Charles III’s visits to Australia and Samoa, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), SMI launches further support for Commonwealth Member States Pacific Hub: Connecting SMI’s global CEOs with CEOs and climate leaders in Australia, the SMI launched its Pacific Hub to enhance alignment of industry, finance and country efforts to accelerate delivery […]
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