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De-Risking the Digital Foundations of AI: Capital, Risk, and the Diffusion of AI
This paper examines how guarantees and other risk-sharing tools can help finance the power, connectivity, compute, and digital public infrastructure that AI depends on in developing economies.
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Illuminating Congo's Future: A Collaborative Approach to Energy Access
The Nuru Metro Grid project represents a breakthrough approach to energy access bringing together private sector investors, multilateral risk mitigation and investment from the World Bank Group and other development partners, and local market expertise from Nuru SASU. It targeted provinces with low grid electrification but high economic activity and market potential, aiming to transform energy access in these underserved regions.
Partners in Resilience: MIGA and ProCredit’s Joint Commitment to Ukraine's Economic Stability
Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MIGA had a €17.1 million Capital Optimization guarantee covering ProCredit Holding AG’s equity investments in its subsidiary ProCredit Bank JSC, Ukraine. As the war intensified economic challenges, MIGA and ProCredit worked together to enhance their Capital Optimization guarantee from €17.
Shifting Shores: FDI Relocations and Political Risk
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from decades of steady growth to a more uncertain and fragmented environment. This report explores the emerging trends of near-shoring, friend-shoring, and reshoring, which are reshaping global investment flows in response to geopolitical and supply chain pressures.
India's largest state bank refinances an IBRD loan via private lenders, with MIGA guarantee
A team comprising MIGA, Energy GP and WB Treasury approached SBI with the proposal of refinancing a portion of IBRD’s existing $500 million loan with a MIGA guarantee. However, SBI would have to pay a prepayment premium of $8.5M2 to IBRD, making the transaction not financially viable for them.
Nigeria Azura-EDO IPP
Blackouts are an everyday event in Nigeria. A weak electricity grid and insufficient generation capacity cause widespread and regular power outages, forcing millions of people to rely on costly and polluting diesel generators to keep their lights, refrigerators, and computers going.
Kenya KPLC Refinancing
Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) is a key provider and operator in Kenya’s electricity sector. It is the single buyer of all electricity produced and the sole distributor to end users. As such, it is responsible for maintaining and operating the distribution network and certain parts of the transmission network.