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At the G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting in Pretoria from 21-22 May, the Global Infrastructure Hub and PPIAF presented progress on IWG’s Priority One: “Developing investable infrastructure pipelines and addressing data gaps”.

The G20 Brazilian Presidency and the Australian Co-Chair held the third Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, in June, which consisted of five sessions: Linking Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction, Delivering Cross-Border Infrastructure, Financing Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, Infrastructure Global Trends, and Mitigating Exchange Rate Risks. Henri Blas, Program Lead for the Global Infrastructure Hub, participated in session four of the meeting focused on Infrastructure Global Trends.

The World Bank and the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) are pleased to announce that the GI Hub will soon be joining The World Bank's Infrastructure Practice Group as an associated trust fund to the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)

Today we released two new supplements to our Infrastructure Monitor report, focusing on the role of blended finance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in infrastructure investment. These latest updates, developed in partnership with Convergence and GRESB, offer a comprehensive examination of both areas, providing valuable insights for infrastructure professionals.

A GI Hub program that brought together eight multilateral development banks in a partnership to accelerate technology solutions for sustainable roads in emerging markets has been featured in the non-profit, climate-focused publication Grist.

Marie Lam-Frendo will step down from her role as GI Hub CEO as her term concludes.

Last month, Jane Jamieson, the Program Manager for the Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership and the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), along with Khafi Weekes, Climate Infrastructure Specialist at PPIAF, and Helen Gall, Monitoring and Evaluation ETC at QII, participated in the Understanding Risk Global Forum in Himeji, Japan. Initiated in 2010, this year’s Forum was the largest yet, attracting over 1,700 Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) experts and practitioners from across the globe. PPIAF and QII had a strong showing at the Forum, participating in five events, including three plenaries and two workshops.

The African Infrastructure Fellowship Program (AIFP) recently announced its 2024 cohort of fellows, which includes 18 participants from across the continent and brings together a diverse and talented group of individuals with backgrounds in engineering, finance, law, and more. This year saw over 200 applications for the program.

The World Bank and the GI Hub announced the GI Hub will join The World Bank’s Infrastructure Practice Group as an associated trust fund to the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) . In connection with this shift, the Global Infrastructure Hub will cease to operate as a standalone not-for-profit organisation.

The Global Infrastructure Hub is negotiating new, long-term partner hosting of its activities to deliver enduring impact.

The GI Hub has today published Infrastructure Monitor 2023. This year’s edition reveals the mixed state of private investment in infrastructure, where positive trends like strong investment, growing use of sustainable finance, and resilient financial performance exist alongside challenges like low levels of capital raised and persistent disparities between high-income countries and other countries.

The GI Hub has exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with Infrastructure Asia to advance quality infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) held its Partnership Council Meeting in Vienna, Austria this June. This meeting brought together PPIAF’s esteemed donors and welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the newest donor to PPIAF with their contribution that has supported the integration of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) into the PPIAF family. Over the two days, PPIAF engaged in a packed agenda where donors expressed appreciation for the impactful and relevant programs PPIAF delivers.

The PPIAF team recently participated in the annual #Infra4Dev Conference in Rabat, Morocco. Henri Blas, Ludovic Delplanque, and Luciana Guimaraes Drummond e Silva each engaged in panel sessions during this two-day event, sharing knowledge insights and resources on various topics, including the global infrastructure financing landscape, PPP project preparation, and integrating gender into PPPs.

The Global Infrastructure Hub is negotiating new, long-term partner hosting of its activities to deliver enduring impact.

This week, the GI Hub joined nine other global organisations in issuing a call to action to heads of state, policymakers, and multilateral development bank (MDB) officials to scale up private investment in emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs) to fight climate change and deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The GI Hub’s Sam Barr has authored an article that looks at the US Inflation Reduction Act, its explicit shift toward protectionism, and how it may provide an opportunity for the US to be a global leader in a just green energy transition.