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INTERVIEW: SEAN KIDNEY, CEO OF THE CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE TELLS US WHY GOING GREEN IS GOOD

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative talks to Capital Markets in Africa about the role of Climate Bonds in financing Infrastructure and how Governments can support their Issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor focused NGO working to mobilize debt capital markets for green investments. It works towards providing an ongoing platform for close interaction between governments, green infrastructure developers, development banks and the world’s largest investors. For Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds…

Delivering Successful Infrastructure Projects through Public Private Partnerships

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: What are the challenges in implementing successful and sustainable infrastructure projects in Africa? Why do projects take so long to become a reality? Surely one of the biggest challenges for Government Authorities is the organization and administration of a framework that will reduce bottlenecks and facilitate project promoters to address risks appropriately, such that projects can proceed. Over the past ten years, more African countries have recognized the advantages…

Infrastructure | Developing Transport, Energy and ICT Infrastructure in Uganda

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: In his reading of the National Budget Speech 2016/17 on 8th June this year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaijia noted that funding strategic transport, energy and Information Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure was a key priority of the Ugandan Government. Kasaijia said that infrastructure development contributed immensely to increased productivity by facilitating efficient connectivity and easing the movement of goods and the provision of services. Infrastructure funding currently comprises about 32.8%…

Plugging Africa’s Infrastructure gap through Public Private Partnerships

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa is widely acknowledged as being the ‘preeminent emerging markets investment destination’ attracting global investors across all sectors. Investors seeking relatively higher risk-adjusted returns are appraising opportunities across the consumer sector, services and Infrastructure. However, one of the key constraints to economic growth in Africa is the lack of adequate and well-maintained infrastructure. Various studies on the infrastructure deficit have been carried out by multi-lateral agencies most notably a…

Infrastructure | Africa’s longest running Public Private Partnership conference comes back to London

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LONDON, UK, Capital Markets in Africa: The 8th Africa Public Private Partnership Conference and Showcase (APPP) will once again be held in London due to popular demand and will showcase investment opportunities and planned infrastructure development projects from across Africa. Organised by AME Trade, the event will take place from the 24 – 26 October 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, London, UK building on the success of the previous editions. Over the past 7…

Infrastructure | IMF’s Lipton Warns Africa Against Infrastructure Debt Traps

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: African nations need to find the right balance when pursuing infrastructure projects to avoid falling into deeper debt traps, according to David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. “Infrastructure projects can be very successful in supporting growth if countries pick the right projects and carry them out in an efficient fashion,” Lipton said in a interview in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Tuesday. “Mistakes or inefficiencies…

Infrastructure | Zimbabwe Sees $5 Billion Hydro Project Producing Power by 2023

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Harare, Zimbabwe, Capital Markets in Africa — The $5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project Zambia and Zimbabwe plan to build on their shared border could start producing by 2023 and will generate electricity at a cheaper cost than solar or coal, Zimbabwean Energy Minister Samuel Undenge said. The two southern African nations will complete a feasibility study into the project by July, with construction due to start next year, he said in an interview in…

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