Year: 2023

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…
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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…
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The COP28 African Investment Leaders Earthshot Summit showcases investments to support the Nairobi Declaration mobilize private capital at scale

With more than $100trn of domestic and global institutional assets represented at the Summit, influential public and private sector investment leaders gathered at the COP28 Africa Investment Earthshot Leaders’ Summit, in the first major international gathering of institutional investors following the Africa Climate Summit. The aim is to shape an…
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COP28: The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria, The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and Solarge International BV Announce the Intention to manufacture lightweight Solar Panels with an Ultra-Low Carbon footprint 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…
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