Meeting the Infrastructure Challenge

June 5, 2015
10:45–11:45 (Africa/Johannesburg time zone)

About this session

Poor infrastructure is a major impediment even to fast-growing economies; in Africa, investment in infrastructure needs to double to about $93 billion a year. How will new models of blended finance close infrastructure gaps? Dimensions to be addressed: - Tapping regional and global savings pools - Balancing risk-return trade-offs - Creating a pipeline of investable projects This session was...
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