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Private capital for infrastructure: Resilience amid uncertainty, urgency amid gaps

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
August 18, 2025
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As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience. While recent interest rate hikes and inflationary pressures have reshaped return expectations and complicated financing conditions, infrastructure has stood firm as a preferred asset class. With relatively stable revenues and strong government […]

Are Capital Incentives Slowing the Diffusion of Cloud, Big Data, and AI?

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
August 4, 2025
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We live in a world overflowing with data, yet turning this abundance into economic growth and job creation remains a significant challenge. Cloud computing has emerged as a powerful tool for this transformation, especially in developing economies. Traditionally, firms in these countries have faced barriers to accessing computing power, largely due to the high upfront […]

Extreme weather and nature loss: can the private sector be part of the infrastructure solution?

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
May 13, 2025
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In 2018, after 3 years of droughts, the city of Cape Town in South Africa faced severe water shortages. Dam reservoir capacity had dropped to critical levels and the city was fast approaching “Day Zero” of no water availability. Desalination, new dams, strict water usage limits – all solutions were on the table. Solving the […]