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Education resources on political risk insurance, covering topics including trends and sector-specific insights
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Underwriting the Future of Resilience
The report focuses on social infrastructure assets and examines how insurers assess physical climate risks when underwriting new infrastructure projects.
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Fortifying Power Investments
The global need for power is enormous. Today, more than one billion people lack access to electricity. Rapid industrialization coupled with the increased buying power of local citizens is further fueling the demand. Moreover, as emerging markets become locations of choice for companies in search of lower-cost operations, demand for power in these nations is skyrocketing.
Guaranteeing Investments in Water Projects
Private financing for water supply and sanitation in developing countries has lagged far behind that for other infrastructure sectors, reflecting in part the limits of private capital contributions and the lack of appetite to bear the political risks associated with these projects.
Reducing the Risk Profile of Financial Investments
Lack of long-term local funding has always been a major constraint on growth in developing countries. Local banks normally have access to short-term funding through local deposits, but long-term funds tend to be scarce and international banks are less inclined to take on longer-term risks due to the inherent instabilities in some emerging economies and the need to prudently manage their country limits.
MIGA to Support Pre-Construction Study Phase of Iron Ore Mining Project in Guinea
MIGA is planning to issue guarantees for investments into the pre-construction study phase of a high-grade, open-pit iron ore mine in Mount Nimba, southeastern Guinea, along with the development of a transportation route for the iron ore through neighboring Liberia.
MIGA Gender Leadership Award Event Resources
MIGA hosted its 6th Annual Gender Leadership Award virtual event, titled ‘Women Financing a Resilient Asia’, on March 8, 2021. Our event included a panel discussion on topics such as gender equality, COVID-19 responses, climate action, insurance and derisking, etc. Watch the event on World Bank Live and follow it on social media with #IWD2021 and #GenderLeadershipAward.
Expanding Political Risk Insurance: A Partnership Approach to Grow Private Investment
Closing the $2.5 trillion annual investment gap needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 requires a step change in how we mobilize private capital. Global macroeconomic trends adversely affecting investment flows into emerging markets and developing economies have, however, slowed the progress in closing the investment gap to date.