INSTITUTIONAL INVESTING
Mobilizing African capital for African infrastructure — without concessional financing
Mobilizing African capital for African infrastructure — without concessional financing
By Natalie Alm, Strategic Communications Advisor, and Dipika Chawla, Strategic Investment Advisor, USAID INVEST
Demography is Destiny: Why U.S. Institutional Investors are Looking to Africa
Demography is Destiny: Why U.S. Institutional Investors are Looking to Africa
This piece originally appeared on the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here.
Channeling Investment into Water and Sanitation in Lagos
Channeling Investment into Water and Sanitation in Lagos
USAID is aggregating institutional capital from pension fund administrators into infrastructure investments in Nigeria. Thanks to USAID…
How Africa’s Pension Funds are Financing the Continent’s Infrastructure Gap
How Africa’s Pension Funds are Financing the Continent’s Infrastructure Gap
This post originally appeared in Impact Alpha. Read the original piece here.
Investing in Infrastructure to Spur Development in Nigeria
Investing in Infrastructure to Spur Development in Nigeria
With booming population growth, Nigeria faces difficulties in developing and maintaining critical infrastructure. USAID Nigeria, along with…
Mobilizing Kenyan Pension Funds to Invest in Local Infrastructure
Mobilizing Kenyan Pension Funds to Invest in Local Infrastructure
USAID INVEST is driving local pension funds into investments in resilient infrastructure in Kenya and paving the way for local…
Innovative West Africa Affordable Housing Transaction Realizes Promises of Renewed U.S.-Africa
Innovative West Africa Affordable Housing Transaction Realizes Promises of Renewed U.S.-Africa
This post by INVEST partner MiDA Advisors originally appeared on AfricaInvestor.com. See the original post here and a press release about…
INVEST and Partners Announce $274 Million in Financing for Affordable Housing Across West Africa
INVEST and Partners Announce $274 Million in Financing for Affordable Housing Across West Africa
On March 9, the U.S. Government’s Prosper Africa announced a $274 million investment in affordable housing in West Africa. USAID INVEST…
From Relationship Building to Co-investment
From Relationship Building to Co-investment
This post originally appeared on the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here.
5 Lessons Learned in Mobilizing Institutional Investment in African Economies
5 Lessons Learned in Mobilizing Institutional Investment in African Economies
By Dipika Chawla, Strategic Investment Advisor, and Natalie Alm, Communications Advisor
Engaging Investors on the Ground
Engaging Investors on the Ground
This post originally appeared on the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here.
The Power of Partnership Among U.S. and African Investors
The Power of Partnership Among U.S. and African Investors
This post originally appeared the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here.
How One Pension Fund Identified Investment Opportunities in Africa
How One Pension Fund Identified Investment Opportunities in Africa
By Emily Langhorne, USAID INVEST
Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? Then It’s Time to Invest in Africa
Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? Then It’s Time to Invest in Africa
Prosper Africa, a U.S. Government initiative to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and Africa, is working with…
Chicago Teachers Invested in Africa and You Should Too
Chicago Teachers Invested in Africa and You Should Too
In this op-ed, the Chief Investment Officer of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund argues that institutional investors should allocate more…
An African Model for This Moment: Local Institutional Funding of Infrastructure
An African Model for This Moment: Local Institutional Funding of Infrastructure
While investing in Kenyan infrastructure has generally yielded attractive returns for investors, these projects require expensive…
Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential
Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential
The world’s outdated narrative causes investors to overemphasize risks — both real and imagined — across the continent. As a result, they…