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Two new studies commissioned by the G20 look for
first time at the scale of investment opportunities at the level
of countries and sectors.
SYDNEY- (BUSINESS WIRE) – Two new reports published today by Global
Infrastructure Hub a G20 initiative reveal a gap
investment in the infrastructure of a trillion dollars US in
10 countries of Compact with Africa 1 over the next 22
years. This represents an investment gap of 42%,
one of the largest regional differences in the world.
The First Report " Global Infrastructure Outlook: Infrastructure
Investment Need in the Compact with Africa Countries » reveals
that the need for investment in infrastructure is 2.4
trillion US dollars of investment in 10 countries by 2040
if they want to follow the pace of economic growth and fill
infrastructure gaps. It is expected that only
1.4 trillion US dollars will be delivered according to current spending levels
Moreover, on the $ 1 trillion investment deficit
US $ 415 billion will be needed by
2030 if these countries want to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
for Universal Access to Drinking Water,
to sanitation and electricity
The second report "Outlook" provides – for the
first time – the magnitude of the investment needs in
infrastructure, the Current Investment Trends and
Corresponding Investment Gaps in 10 Pact Countries with
Africa at Country and Sector Level
According to Annual Global Infrastructure Investor Survey 2017 [1 9459005] of
Global Infrastructure Hub and EDHEC Infrastructure
Institute-Singapore, 37% of infrastructure investors
invest in emerging markets, compared to 20% in 2016. Among those
investing already in the emerging markets, 82% want to increase
their investment 2 .
Chris Heathcote, CEO of Global Infrastructure Hub, said: "These
figures clearly demonstrate the desire of investors to spend
more on emerging markets. However, attracting
private sector investment in African countries remains a major
challenge. "
" The key to solving this problem is to create the proper environment
to encourage investors to transform their interest in action
"added Mr. Heathcote.
The recently updated Global Infrastructure Hub tool, InfraCompass:
Setting Your Infrastructure Policies in the Right Direction in the Compact
with Africa Countries revealed that the possibilities of improvement
are at the level of governance and regulatory and
institutional frameworks in each country. InfraCompass estimates that
Morocco and Rwanda are countries with remarkable performances, marked
by the improvement of the quality of their regulation, the state of
right and the investment and competition frameworks
M. Heathcote said that a partnership with the ten countries to address
these issues would boost investor confidence and
would bring about their potential for economic growth.
"It is now more important than ever that emerging markets
continue to develop their infrastructure project pipelines,
as well as attract public and private capital in well
projects identified, selected and prioritized, "
million. Heathcote
"As the investment environment improves in these 10
countries, there is a real opportunity for investors in
infrastructure to realize impactful projects; providing access to
essential services – roads and railways, airports and ports
telecommunications, drinking water, sanitation and energy –
for a large part of the population.
] Thierry Déau, founder, president and CEO of Meridiam, has
declared that the Global Infrastructure Hub has provided new data
which reveal the infrastructure investment deficit at
level of countries and sectors.
"As an active investor in Africa, these new data from
Global Infrastructure Hub will help us identify where the needs are greatest
and where we as investors can help
to achieve the UN MDGs that may not be achieved unless
all – investors, governments and advisers – strengthen
our commitments in the region
Philippe Valahu, CEO, Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)
agrees.
"Investing in Emerging Markets is PIDG's main business,
which leveraged more than $ 15 billion in investment from
sector private sector in Africa since 2002, which launched InfraCredit, which
transformed the emerging financial markets, "said Valahu.
" The new data from the Global Infrastructure Hub reveals the urgent
need for inve much higher stakes and the vast opportunity
for institutional investors to help fill the gaps in
infrastructure and to obtain returns adjusted to
risks.
Both reports have has been researched and developed over
a six-month period in partnership with Oxford Economics (Outlook)
and KPMG (InfraCompass). Both are available in interactive format
on our open access platform at https://www.gihub.org
ENDS
Notes to Editors
The full report and online tool Global Infrastructure Outlook:
Forecasting Infrastructure Investment Needs and Gaps are
available at: https: // outlook. gihub.org
The full report and online tool InfraCompass: Set
Your infrastructure policies in the right direction are available
at: https: // infracompass. gihub.org
About Global Infrastructure Outlook
In 2017, the Global Infrastructure Hub, in partnership with Oxford
Economics, launched Global Infrastructure Outlook to study
the magnitude of the global need for investment in infrastructure,
at the country and sector level, up to 2040. This tool allows
to fill the lack of detailed information on global
investments in infrastructure.
The latest update day of Global Infrastructure Outlook
develops the study of 2017 and focuses on 10 countries of the Compact with
Africa. The report defines investment needs in
infrastructure, current investment trends and the
specific investments required to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of
. Electricity and
Electricity
About InfraCompass
InfraCompass in partnership with KPMG, is a tool designed for
help countries to provide more efficient infrastructure and for
bring a solid understanding of the infrastructure market of a
country. InfraCompass has been updated to cover 56 countries, including
10 countries of the Compact with Africa.
InfraCompass is a comprehensive and easy online database
to be used, which shows the performance of countries at the level of
infrastructures in the following categories:
- Institutions and governance;
- Regulatory and competitive frameworks;
- Permits, authorizations and land acquisitions; [19659034] Projects and Selection
- Procurement
- Delivery and Operations
About the Global Infrastructure Hub
Launched in 2014 by the G20, the Global Infrastructure Hub is a
organization dedicated only to infrastructure on the markets of
developed and emerging countries. The global challenge remains complex in view of
population growth, increasing urbanization
and the need to replace aging infrastructure. We
help governments unlock trillions of dollars
in private investment to finance the necessary public infrastructure
create productive economies, and liveable cities
. We collaborate with both the public and private sectors
to facilitate the sharing of information, highlight
reform opportunities, support the adoption of best practices
and help establish access worldwide to profitable projects
of quality infrastructure. We are independent and put
all our tools and services on a free platform
access. For more information, visit: http://gihub.org
About the Compact with Africa
The Compact with Africa was launched in Baden-Baden in March 2017 by the
German presidency of the G20, as part of the financial component, with the
support of the G20 finance ministers and governors of the
central bank, to promote private investment in Africa,
particularly in infrastructures. The central concept of the Compact with
Africa is that of mutual commitment to measures and
instruments to improve the framework of private investment,
especially in infrastructure. Its purpose is to develop
comprehensive, coordinated and country-specific investment contracts
among individual African countries, international organizations
(OI) and other partners. The investment contracts will indicate
the measures and instruments required to improve the macro-framework,
as well as the commercial and financial context.
For more information, visit: https://www.compactwithafrica.org/content/compactwithafrica/home.html[19459017_
1 These 10 countries are: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Ethiopia,
Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Rwanda
2 The Global Infrastructure Hub and EDHEC Infrastructure
Institute-Singapore (EDHECinfra) https://www.gihub.org/resources/publications/ global-infrastructure-investor-survey-2017 /
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