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Mobilizing Capital: The World Bank Group’s Guarantee Platform
The World Bank Group is revolutionizing risk management for private investors in emerging markets by unifying about 20 guarantee products into a single platform. This streamlined approach simplifies solutions and introduces innovative guarantees to tackle global challenges. By mobilizing private capital, we aim to scale our guarantee business to $20 billion or more by 2030, fighting poverty, climate change, and food insecurity.
Investing in the Future: The Story of M10 Industrial Park
Supported by MIGA and EBRD, the M10 Industrial Park project helps to provide modern industrial facilities for both foreign and Ukrainian businesses, fostering trade and development, particularly in light of logistical challenges and geopolitical uncertainties. The project serves as a signal of stability and resilience amidst the current challenges in Ukraine, offering a pathway to prosperity and readiness for future growth.
Freeing Up Capital for Small Businesses
Electric Mobility, a Kosovo-based startup, transforms transportation with eco-friendly solutions. With support from ProCredit Bank and MIGA, Electric Mobility overcame financial barriers, leading the shift toward sustainability with 20,000 users and a fleet of electric taxis.
The Shift to a Green and Caring Economy
Every year, MIGA presents its Gender Leadership Award, honoring senior managers who have a proven track record of seeking to further the causes of women’s advancement and gender equality. MIGA is delighted to recognize this year's awardee, Ginette Borduas, Head of ESG and Sustainability at Meridiam.
MIGA's Middle East Roundtable Shaping the Future of Private Sector Growth
In this video, key representatives from MIGA, government officials, and private investors engage in frank discussions about fostering economic growth, attracting foreign direct investment, and the crucial role MIGA plays in providing stability and solutions for successful project outcomes in the region.
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Introducing Advanced Farming Technology to the Kyrgyz Republic
The Kyrgyz economy relies significantly on the agricultural sector, employing 30% of the total population. However, there is a notable lack of investment in agricultural infrastructure. MIGA has issued a guarantee of $3.89 million to support a smart farm near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Bringing Clean Energy to Somalia
MIGA's groundbreaking solar power project in Baidoa, Somalia marks a pivotal step in decarbonizing United Nations operations in fragile and conflict-affected situations. This project showcases MIGA's commitment to high-risk environments and the global transition towards renewable energy.
Driving Financial Inclusion for All
Access to digital technology is critical to providing financial inclusion for all and helping reduce poverty. Within the framework of the 2023 Annual Meetings, MIGA Vice President Ethiopis Tafara sat down with Alioune Ndiaye, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orange Middle East and Africa, to discuss what is needed to better harness and expand the power of digital technology to enhance financial inclusion.
MIGA supports Djibouti’s transition to renewable energy
MIGA is supporting Djibouti's transition to clean energy by guaranteeing its first independent power project. Watch to see how this project is helping Djibouti increase its energy independence, which is critical to the country’s long-term growth strategy.
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MIGA Products Explained: Trade Finance
MIGA’s Trade Finance Guarantee provides protection against losses resulting from the failure of a state-owned bank or public authority to pay an unconditional financial obligation related to a trade finance transaction. Watch the video to see how our product becomes a crucial safety net, underscoring the pivotal role it plays in sustaining trade transactions amid challenging economic landscapes.
MIGA Products Explained: Capital Optimization
Maya is a banker at an international bank that does business in several emerging markets. Her bank has a subsidiary in a developing country with a growing economy where it makes loans to businesses and individuals for productive investments. The loans perform well and support economic growth in the country, so Maya would like it to lend even more.
Boosting Sustainable Farming and Food Security in Africa
The Silverlands Fund, backed by MIGA, has been supporting agribusiness investments in 13 countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past few years, the Silverlands Fund has reached half a million farmers by investing in agribusinesses that work in fruit, soy, poultry and other value chains, contributing to improved food security and self-sustainability for agricultural production in the region.