GI Hub’s CEO Marie-Lam Frendo and strategic adviser Denis Crevier detail the merits of blended finance and offer solutions to overcoming existing barriers in order to realise this financial instrument’s potential.
Backed by a supportive regulatory environment intent on accelerating development, India’s transport sector is a magnet for long-term investors, with the roads sector exerting an especially strong pull.
Extending basic infrastructure in developing countries is vital for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, but macroeconomic headwinds are a key concern.
The Paris-based firm has raised more than €5bn this year across five strategies, all of which qualify as Article 9 funds dedicated exclusively to sustainability.
‘From a climate change perspective, India is one of the markets one has to be in to make an impact,' CIP’s Niels Holst says as he outlines the emerging markets CIP has set its sights on.