The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making natural assets a core component of national balance sheets. The Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets initiative is an institutional investor-public partnership led by...
Oct 2024, Cali, Colombia – The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) today unveiled the "Natural Capital on African Governments' Balance Sheets" initiative at COP16. Launched last week at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, this...
In support of His Majesty King Charles III's visits to Australia and Samoa, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), SMI launches further support for Commonwealth Member States Pacific Hub launched in Australia to enhance alignment of industry, finance and country efforts to accelerate...
Partially lifting the lid on a “treasure trove” of international economic data has not dampened interest in getting a closer look inside, but the crystal ball for the future is hazy. The valued data in question is known by the...
The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Oct. 15 reported on country-by-country loan default and recovery rates for the first time, but the Consortium has still not met the key transparency demand: making the database accessible. The new data...
By now it’s a well-established pattern. A bright-eyed new World Bank president, the current one being the former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, comes in promising to leverage judicious injections of public money to unlock the vast reserves of private...
Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world's largest climate fund to accelerate transformative climate action in developing countries, has approved $28 million (approximately Rwf38 billion) grant funding to support the Green City Kigali initiative. The funding announced in South Korea during...
New York, September 24, 2024 Global institutional investors, representing over $50 trillion in assets as universal owners, have committed to supporting Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by assisting governments in transforming them into investable, bankable projects. At the African NDC Institutional...
24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media: Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing The African NDC Investment Awards Secretariat proudly announced today the recognition of African governments and business leaders at the Africa Investor (Ai) NDC Investment Awards, held on...
24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media New York, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing – Africa Investor (Ai) Group, a leading international institutional investment group, announced today that the African Union’s climate investment leadership was recognized with...
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