Who We Are

Supported by the Sustainable Markets Initiative Africa Council, GEMs 3.0 is an industry initiative platform, designed to leverage the Global Emerging Markets Risk GEMs data in support of scaling allocations to Africa, emerging markets, and developing economies.

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KEY FEATURES GEMs3.0 PLATFORM OVERVIEW - AT A GLANCE

GEMs Data

Revolutionary asset allocation platform targeted at international investors

Calibrated Risk Calculations

Credit Tools calibrated primarily with GEMs default, recovery and correlation data and additional assumptions.

Risk Tranching

Know-how from rating agencies, institutional investors and the other members of the finance community.

Accurate Risk Pricing

Architecture designed and implemented by data scientists starting with the scope and its components.

Scale Allocation

Allows for master “mapping” system to classify loans according to creditworthiness and risk across the global emerging markets.

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RECENT ARTICLES

Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets initiative introduced at COP16

The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making natural assets a core component... read more

What Are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Why Are They Important?

The impacts of climate change have been on stark display this year, from severe flooding in Brazil and  read more

GEMs Consortium Issues More Granular Data; Critics Seek More Transparency

The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Oct. 15 reported on country-by-country loan default and recovery rates for the... read more

Private Sector Observers Seek More Information From GEMs Database

Partially lifting the lid on a “treasure trove” of international economic data has not dampened interest in getting a closer... read more

Major MDBs Have Rating Headroom for USD480 Billion in New Lending

Major multilateral development banks (MDBs) could increase lending by nearly USD480 billion collectively before the decline in capital positions would... read more

Quantifying Preferred Creditor Treatment by Rating Grade

The business models of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) depend crucially on Preferred Creditor Treatment (PCT). PCT refers to the de... read more

NDC Investment Summit SMIAC Investable Asset Classes Working Group

GEMs3.0 Investor and Philanthropy Consultation by Mahesh Kotecha, CFA

The global financing needs for climate initiatives are immense, with... read more

African default rates by rating category are similar to global sovereign default rates

There has been significant market interest in how default rates for African sovereigns compare to those for similarly-rated sovereigns in... read more