Projects

Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the World Bank: Empowering Communities

Worldwide, around 500 million people live in “fragile situations,” mostly caused by armed conflict. Climate change threatens to add another…

8 years ago

Philippe Le Houérou, CEO of IFC: Redefining Development Finance

Complementing – and driving – World Bank President Jim Kim’s vision to transform the multilateral financier into an “honest broker”…

8 years ago

IFC: Addressing Climate Change Can Unlock $23 Trillion-Dollar Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets

By Christian Grossmann and Thomas Kerr The historic Paris climate change agreement entered into force in record speed last November,…

9 years ago

UNCTAD: A Policy Compact to Get Investment Flowing Again

James Zhan suggests world leaders make a joint effort to formulate effective investment policies to help build investment firepower to…

9 years ago

Ten Guiding Principles to Encourage Foreign Direct Investment

Worldwide, foreign direct investment (FDI) volumes are shortly expected to breach the $3tn mark – representing fully 4% of the…

10 years ago

Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates, 2015

AIM 2015, which was held from 30 March - 1 April at the Dubai international Convention and Exhibition Center, focused…

10 years ago

The Renewable Electricity Grid: The Future Is Now

New World Bank report finds that with the right policies and investments, countries can integrate high levels of variable renewable…

10 years ago

In Real Estate, Boring Is Good as Is Stability

Perfection is a moving target. Good luck nailing it. Such is the plight of the real estate investor: The perfect…

10 years ago

Recovering the Magdalena River Waterway: Challenge Accepted

Historically, Colombia has suffered from a deficient and incomplete transportation network that isolated the country from overseas markets and made…

10 years ago

Cityscape Abu Dhabi Expects Double Digit Growth in Exhibition Space as Real Estate Market Stabilises

This year’s Cityscape Abu Dhabi is gearing up to host more than 130 exhibitors over 18,000m2 of exhibition space, with…

10 years ago