by SIF Comm Team | Nov 13, 2017 | MDBs & Infra News
It’s estimated there is a shortfall of USD 1 trillion in spending on global infrastructure projects, while more than USD 150 billion of ‘dry powder’ or available finance raised from investors which could be available to be spent on infrastructure, remains uninvested....
by SIF Comm Team | Nov 12, 2017 | MDBs & Infra News
On November 12, hundreds of local and regional leaders from around the world gathered at COP23, in Bonn, to demonstrate the power and potential of cities and regions to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep the global temperature rise well below 2°C....
by SIF Comm Team | Nov 2, 2017 | MDBs & Infra News
Infrastructure is hard to get right – across the world. Up until now, policy makers focused on improving access to finance. Marking a significant shift, representatives from African governments, the global private sector, multilateral institutions, and other...
by SIF Comm Team | Oct 25, 2017 | MDBs & Infra News
Current financial resources available to governments in developing countries, combined with development finance from multilateral and bilateral donors are not sufficient to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). UNCTAD estimates an annual...
by SIF Comm Team | Oct 20, 2017 | MDBs & Infra News
Concessional finance, together with investments and other types of donor funding, is increasingly a key tool that development financial institutions (DFIs) are using to boost private sector involvement in developing economies and to achieve the UN Sustainable...
