Institutional Investing : A New Investor Forum and Growing Interest in Sustainable Emerging Markets Investments
Achieving the sustainable development goals is estimated to require additional financing on the order of 2.6 trillion dollars in emerging markets and low-income countries in 2030. A substantial increase in private investment is required to close th...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/714251573038351155/Institutional-Investing-A-New-Investor-Forum-and-Growing-Interest-in-Sustainable-Emerging-Markets-Investments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32648 |
| Summary: | Achieving the sustainable development
goals is estimated to require additional financing on the
order of 2.6 trillion dollars in emerging markets and
low-income countries in 2030. A substantial increase in
private investment is required to close this financing gap.
Fortunately, institutional investors - who control the
magnitude of funds needed - increasingly see sustainable,
long-term investing and allocations in infrastructure as
intriguing prospects. These investors face challenges to
realize these opportunities, however. The investor forum
held at the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires Summit, which included
some of the world’s largest investors, focused on solutions
to these challenges. The resulting Buenos Aires call to
action calls for a more regular dialogue with policy makers
at the highest level and underlines the need to break away
from the short-termism that plagues current investment
strategies. It also highlights a series of concrete actions
designed to increase the flow of sustainable long-term investments. |
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