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By now it’s a well-established pattern. A bright-eyed new World Bank president, the current one being the former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, comes in promising to leverage judicious injections of public money to unlock the vast reserves of private sector cash itching to invest in infrastructure in developing countries. The plan is hailed as a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr Hubert Danso, Chairman and CEO of Africa Investor (Ai) Group, Chair, CFA Asset Owners Council, Co-Chair SMI Africa Council. The concept of Private Capital Mobilisation (PCM) is being touted as a big part of the solution to the ever-growing SDG and climate financing gap for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) requiring additional trillions […]

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 […]

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 […]