Press Release

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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26 Sep 24

African Union Climate Investment Leadership Recognised by Africa Investor at African NDC Investment Awards

24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media New York, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing – Africa Investor (Ai) Group, a leading international institutional investment group, announced today that the African Union’s climate investment leadership was recognized with two major green industrialization award wins at the prestigious Africa Investor (Ai) NDC Investment Awards. […]
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25 Sep 24

African NDC Investment Award Winners Unveiled at UN New York Climate Week

24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media: Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing The African NDC Investment Awards Secretariat proudly announced today the recognition of African governments and business leaders at the Africa Investor (Ai) NDC Investment Awards, held on September 24th, 2024, during New York Climate Week at the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit. […]
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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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31 Aug 24

African NDC Investment Awards Shortlist Announced by Africa investor

September 1, 2024, NDC Investment Awards Media The shortlist for the highly coveted NDC Investment Awards, sponsored by the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), was unveiled today by Africa Investor (Ai), the continent’s leading institutional investment platform. These first-of-their-kind global African NDC Investment Awards have rapidly grown in influence and stature. Now in their […]
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18 Jun 24

African NDC Investment Awards announced during G7 Summit– Call for Entries

Rome, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment group, announced today following the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) meeting at the G7 Summit that African Heads of State, governments, investment champions, the private sector, philanthropies, and development finance partners will again be recognized for their NDC investment mobilization initiatives […]
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11 Dec 23

Investable Green Industrial Cities Standards previewed at COP28 Africa Investment Earthshot Summit

While Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are well-recognised place-based investment tools for economic development, there is an urgent need to evolve bankability models and practices in the direction of investable Green Industrial Cities (GICs). GICs are destinations that nurture productive, long-term growth and attract industrial capital at scale. However, they do much more. GIC’s represent a […]
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11 Dec 23

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan highlights United Arab Emirates commitments to Africa at Conference of the Parties (COP28)

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in the ‘Africa Investment Earthshot Leaders’ Summit’ at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which is currently being held at Expo City Dubai. During a keynote speech, His Excellency highlighted the most prominent pledges […]
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07 Dec 23

InfraCorp teams up with AfGIIB, Solarge to construct solar manufacturing plant in Nigeria

3 December 2023: The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp), a US$15 billion government-backed, privately managed infrastructure development, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and Solarge International BV, a leading European manufacturer of lightweight solar panels, for establishing a solar panel manufacturing factory in Nigeria, contributing significantly to […]
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