Dr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa investor (Ai) Group
Every year of delayed green technology deployment costs the world an estimated $1.6 trillion in climate damages and lost opportunities—a stark reminder of the urgency to act.
The challenge of achieving net-zero targets...
With $1.2 Billion in Financing Arranged in the Last Two Years,
MiDA Advisors is Eating the Elephant One Big Bite at a Time
In Africa, the demand for housing far exceeds supply, and across the continent, only a small fraction...
As officials from around the world strive this week to reach a deal on funding for poorer countries to tackle climate change, investment manager Rob Drijkoningen is the sort of person they're hoping will help get them there.
Drijkoningen is...
The concept of risk is completely invented to ensure that investment doesn’t come to Africa,” Gagan Gupta told an audience of investors and entrepreneurs earlier this year, to resounding applause. Mr Gupta, whose firm works on logistics and utilities...
Leaders urged to prioritize nature as a cornerstone of economic resilience and climate action.
On the closing day of the G20 Summit, the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) tabled the G20 Nature Investment Roadmap: A Leaders’ Guide to...
African Green Industrial Cities: A Place-Based Institutional Investor-Public Partnership to Propel Africa’s Green Industrialization
The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) launched its African Green Industrial Cities Briefing today on COP29 Finance Day. The briefing, aligned with the COP29...
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...