EIB Over-Reached in Denying Access to Meeting Minutes, Appeals Body Says
An unjustified assertion of blanket secrecy for the minutes of a meeting is inconsistent with the transparency policy at the European Investment Bank, according to a ruling in a complaint brought by Eye on Global Transparency. The decision might eventually provide new insight into the workings of consortium that controls a major international database. The EIB must now reconsider its initial...
World Bank‑IMF Spring Meetings: Investors Call for Priority Investor Status to De‑risk & Scale Allocations to African NDCs
African NDC‑Aligned Green Industrial Infrastructure as a Globally Competitive Investable Asset Class
Executive Summary
During the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, investors advocated for the creation of Priority Investor Status (PIS), a proven framework designed to de‑risk and scale the mobilization of institutional capital for Africa’s NDC‑aligned green industrial infrastructure and SDG‑aligned investments. PIS would provide institutional investors with essential protections, transparency,...
Time to reprice African debt
Countries face high costs in managing their foreign liabilities. Initiatives to mitigate the situation, such as the new continental rating agency, have recently emerged. External debt servicing will cost African countries US$89 billion in 2025, according to estimates by the G20. South Africa, which holds the presidency of the Group this year, established a committee of experts in early March...
Unlocking value from technology and AI for institutional investors
Strategy, tools, and talent are key considerations for institutional investors as they adopt and scale technology to generate alpha.
It is difficult to talk about investment success without mentioning technology innovation, AI, and generative AI. The investment landscape has fundamentally shifted over the years—but where are the world’s largest investors on this journey? Many institutional investors, be it pensions, insurers, or sovereign...
EIB Complaints Body Supports Disclosures on GEMs Licensing Deal
The European Investment Bank Complaints Mechanism has recommended that the EIB reconsider withholding key information about the terms of an agreement to license GEMs data to a private company. The 2019 licensing agreement with ILX, a Dutch investment company, was unusual as the only instance in which the EIB granted a private company access to the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) Risk...
How Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Can Drive GreenTech Innovation Beyond Moore’s Law
Dr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa investor (Ai) Group Every year of delayed green technology deployment costs the world an estimated $1.6 trillion in climate damages and lost opportunities—a stark reminder of the urgency to act. The challenge of achieving net-zero targets amidst systemic climate finance gaps is one of the defining crises of our time. Green technologies hold the key to unlocking...