Year: 2025

Innovative frameworks proposed to scale investments in emerging markets and developing economies

At a recent institutional investor meeting during the Financing for Development Summit (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, Dr. Hubert Danso, chairman and CEO of Africa Investor (Ai), urged investors to move beyond legacy mandates toward future-fit fiduciary models through collaborative efforts and institutional investor partnerships. Danso spotlighted three investment paradigms being…
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Africa Investor Launches G20 Nature Investment Roadmap 2.0 and GEMs 3.0 Institutional Investor Survey at LCAW

London, 21 June 2025 – In support of the historic South African G20 Presidency, Africa investor (Ai) launched two flagship publications during London Climate Action Week (LCAW), calling for ambitious reforms in global climate finance and nature-based investing. The G20 Nature Investment Roadmap 2.0, developed by Africa investor in collaboration…
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World Bank‑IMF Spring Meetings: Investors Call for Priority Investor Status to De‑risk & Scale Allocations to African NDCs

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

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…
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The Missing Link in Africa’s Trade Success

Why Innovative Financing Matters Now More Than Ever Africa faces a persistent $120 billion-plus trade finance gap that limits its ability to move beyond raw material exports and into value-added production and industrialization. At the recent Africa Business Forum 2025 hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),…
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