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The Global Infrastructure Hub will unite with APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) to exchange key knowledge and help countries to unlock private investment to finance much needed public infrastructure.
Official Media Release
Finance ministry and central bank officials at the February Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru called for closer collaboration with the Global Infrastructure Hub (the GI Hub) at a session focussed on strengthening public policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
The ACGF is an innovative finance facility dedicated to accelerating green infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia with over USD1.4 billion in loans from co-financing partners, under the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF). The ACGF’s technical assistance supports governments to identify and prepare commercially viable green infrastructure projects while the ACGF loans are utilised to cover upfront capital investment costs. This two-pronged approach ‘de-risks’ green infrastructure projects, making them more attractive to private capital investors.
This report primarily focuses on the lessons of International Finance Institutions experience in three areas.
Founded in 2022, the GI Hub’s Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) acts as a crucial bridge for dialogue, input, and action that aims to increase private sector participation in sustainable infrastructure.
Infrastructure Monitor
At COP27 this week, GI Hub CEO, Marie Lam-Frendo moderated a panel session on Accelerating, Targeting, and Blending Sustainable Investment at the Sustainable Markets Initiative Terra Carta Action Forum.
We reviewed existing literature, conducted case studies and interviews, and found that the smart cities context has transformed traditional ITS into “smart mobility” with three major characteristics: people-centric, data-driven, and powered by bottom-up innovations.
iRAP and Towards Zero Foundation have submitted a now-published T20 policy brief to support G20 leaders to achieve the UN SDGs for road safety in their countries.
Human Impact of Road Trauma in G20 countries
Star Rating of Roads in G20 countries
This note provides examples of the synergies and trade-offs a policy-maker should consider and manage in order to achieve sustainable mobility
This report argues that development finance has largely been directed towards centralized systems of wastewater management this has resulted in large populations being excluded from proper wastewater collection and treatment services whereas spillover effects of proper sanitation, which include an increase in property tax revenues, can help to offset the costs of fecal sludge management.
Between 2016 and 2019, private infrastructure investment in Pakistan increased by approximately USD 5.7 billion, totalling almost USD 22 billion since 2010.
The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway modernisation project is the first cross-border electrified railway in Africa
The GI Hub today launches Improving Delivery Models, an initiative that showcases proven delivery model improvements that enhance the quality of infrastructure. Many of the challenges faced in delivering infrastructure can be traced back to the early-stage processes of choosing the delivery model and structuring the project.
This note seeks to identify a research agenda for addressing the main gaps in information for understanding the drivers and impediments of long-term investment and related financing.
This paper explains hard and soft barriers to trade in South Asia by analyzing transport links and trade facilitation issues.
Ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting this week, GI Hub CEO Marie Lam-Frendo provides insights into the actions we’re helping advance in our work with the G20.
The administrative regulations relating to section 7 of the Federal Budget Code and the related instruction Introduction to value-for-money assessments contain general directives that ensure an effective, efficient and economic implementation of all measures.
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This publication is a guide for the government and donors in allocating and programming future funds to raise the efficiency of Afghanistan’s transport system.
