Infrastructure Knowledge Exchange

The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) supports economic growth and poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean through encouraging increased private investment and advancing private sector development.

GIF-supported projects may be implemented by privately-operated entities (as under a PPP modality), or by public sector entities operating on a commercial basis.

The aim of the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF) programme is to facilitate and accelerate infrastructure reform and development by improving access to technical assistance responsive to the particular issues encountered by the public and private sectors in infrastructure.

The Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility (AAPF) is an initiative of the Australian Government to facilitate relationships and development cooperation with African governments and institutions.

The Blended Finance Facility (BFF) will build on and expand IFC’s existing blended finance platforms by extending support into new high-impact sectors.

The goals of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative are centered around the provision of comprehensive sustainability options in areas related to the energy, transportation, water and environmental sectors and more.

The LCF will allow IFC to provide financing in local currency for high impact projects in IDA and FCS countries where local currency solutions are underdeveloped or completely missing.

The RMF seeks to catalyze private sector investment in large-scale infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs).

Japan established the JFPR in May 2000 to provide grants for projects supporting poverty reduction and related social development activities that can add value to projects financed by ADB.

The specific objective of ESCI is to support (over a four-year period) at least 26 emerging cities in the region, one per country, in identifying, prioritising, and providing initial financing for the sectors and actions that will lead them to achieve sustainable development. Funds will be used for baseline studies to support project design, consulting services, and pre-feasibility studies.

The Arab Financing Facility for Infrastructure (AFFI) is a partnership between the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to foster infrastructure investment in Arab countries for economic growth and regional integration.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a new global fund created to support the efforts of developing countries to respond to the challenge of climate change.

The Fund will finance activities that focus on improving agricultural productivity and natural resources management as a means of enhancing food security and reducing poverty.

The general objective of the program is to create opportunities and utilise the comparative advantage of the region in biodiversity and ecosystems services for sustainable and inclusive development in LAC.

Created in 2007 by the European Commission and European Union Member States, the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) was the first EU “blending instrument” with the objective of promoting infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa with a regional impact.

The Infrastructure Development Collaboration Partnership Fund (DevCo) is a multi-donor facility managed by IFC AND DevCo is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG).

InfraCo Africa seeks to alleviate poverty by mobilising investment into sub-Saharan infrastructure projects.

IFC InfraVentures is a $150 million global infrastructure project development fund that has been created as part of World Bank Group’s efforts to increase the pipeline of bankable projects in developing countries.

With DRIVE, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitates investments in infrastructural projects that contribute towards a good business climate and entrepreneurship in the priority sectors: water, climate, food security, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

The World Bank Group and the Government of Japan established the Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership with the objective of raising awareness and scaling-up attention to the quality dimensions of infrastructure in developing countries.