Macron Summit Calls for African pension and sovereign wealth fund co-investments through the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB)

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The New Financial Pact Summit private sector recommendations called for African collaborative pension fund and sovereign wealth fund investments at scale, through the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), to counter the Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs) private capital mobilization market failure in Africa. According to the G20, Multilateral Development Banks are supposed to mobilize $10 of…

Support for Green Industrial Cities in Africa announced at Macron New Financial Pact (NFP) Summit

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Paris, France/Sandton, South Africa/Vienna, Austria Selected cities will become lighthouse cities in Africa and for the world through the concept development and implementation of a blueprint for African cities becoming Green Industrial Cities. The Just Transition Investor Alliance (JTIA) from South Africa and United Cities – International Centre for Sustainable Cities and Communities (UC) based…

Africa investor-Ai applauds AFCFTA Business Summit Leadership

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Cape Town, Addis Ababa, London, Paris, Washington, Beijing, Dubai, Brasilia, Tokyo The timely AfCFTA Business Forum, co-hosted by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Government of South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa this week was a resounding success, according to African institutional investment leaders. The AfCFTA Business Forum, is Africa’s biggest business event focused on…

International High Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa

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Every US$1 invested in climate-resilient water and sanitation returns at least US$7 Investing in Africa’s water security will realise rights to water, health, education, energy, food security, a healthy environment, gender equality, and many other societal gains for this generation – and those to come. A watershed investment partnership moment African and global institutional investors…

African groups launch Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Hub to mobilize trillions for green infrastructure

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The African Unions’ Continental Business Network (CBN), the CFA New York’s Global Asset Owners Council and The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank, working in partnership with Africa investor (Ai) and industry partners, have launched the Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) Hub. The hub is an online portal on IIPPs, which will allow governments, investors and stakeholders…

Innovative West Africa Affordable Housing Transaction Realizes Promises of Renewed U.S.-Africa Partnership

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In December 2022, officials from 49 African nations as well as hundreds of civil society and private sector business leaders convened in Washington, D.C. for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, empowered by the promise of a revitalized U.S.-Africa partnership focused on economic growth and sustainable impact. In a speech addressing the Continent’s heads of state, President…

Africa Investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit Launches Ground-breaking Private Capital Mobilisation Initiatives At COP27

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Africa investor (Ai) Group announced six COP27, investor-led initiatives today, during its NDC Investment Summit and Awards, co-hosted with The African Union Development Agency (AUDA), The Continental Business Network (CBN), The NDC Partnership, The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), The ICC, and the IEA at COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh. The Ai NDC Investment…

Africa investor (Ai) Launches Climate Investment Law for African NDC projects at COP27

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Africa investor (Ai), in collaboration with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), DLA Piper and the CFA Asset Owners Council (AoC), has launched the Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (ML-IIPP) at COP27, designed to facilitate the deployment of trillions of dollars of private capital, into Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and ‘green’ infrastructure programmes and…

African Critical Minerals Investor Brief Launched at COP27 by Africa investor (Ai) and Tahuti Global

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Africa investor (Ai), in collaboration with Tahuti Global, launched an investor briefing entitled Climate Financing in Africa – A Solution for The Global Critical Minerals Shortage and Regional Sustainable Development, during the Africa investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit and Awards, held in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA), The NDC Partnership, The International…

Africa investor Ai launches shareholder led multilateral development bank reforms roadmap at COP27

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African beneficiaries of multilateral development banks (MDBs) urgently need a scaling-up of capital flows and an acceleration of capital deployment in order to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). MDBs play a critical role in the delivery of the NDCs by enabling greenfield projects, early-stage innovation and financing adaptation. They structure transactions to enable private…