Apr222025

World Bank‑IMF Spring Meetings: Investors Call for Priority Investor Status to De‑risk & Scale Allocations to African NDCs

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African NDC‑Aligned Green Industrial Infrastructure as a Globally Competitive Investable Asset Class Executive Summary During the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, investors advocated for the creation of Priority Investor Status (PIS), a proven framework designed to de‑risk and scale the mobilization of institutional capital for Africa’s NDC‑aligned green industrial infrastructure and SDG‑aligned investments. PIS would provide…

Jul112024

Private Capital Mobilisation – why we need to speak up, not just pay up

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Author: 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…

Jun122024

Funding Vital Emerging & Developing Market Projects: How GEMS and Private Markets can Help Achieve Scale

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Global challenges are best addressed globally. Many market participants estimate that Emerging Markets (EMs) require trillions of dollars in order to invest in infrastructure and transform their economies. This cannot be financed by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) alone. Private institutional capital is required to achieve the scale necessary to overcome…

Dr. Hubert Danso, Ai Chair, Talks GEMs Future with ARC Ratings

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Africa investor (Ai) today confirmed that 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, sat down for an exclusive interview with ARC Ratings to discuss the Global Emerging…

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

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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,…

Apr202024

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

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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…

Mar112024

A Private Sector Ministers of Finance Call to Action

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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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