Climate Fund Managers has closed Climate Investor Two at $1.07 billion, becoming the largest climate adaptation infrastructure fund focused on emerging markets. The fund introduces a pioneering Bridge-to-Bond mechanism to mobilize institutional capital for water, waste and oceans projects across Afr
The International Finance Corporation has issued a $510 million emerging market securitization, the first from a multilateral development bank. This innovative approach aims to redirect institutional investment toward developing countries where 85% of the global population resides. The move comes as the world faces a profound employment gap with only 420 million jobs projected for 1.2 billion new workforce entrants.
According to reports from the International Finance Corporation, the global economy faces what analysts suggest is a “profound imbalance” in capital distribution. Sources indicate that while institutional investors manage approximately $400 trillion globally, only a fraction flows to emerging markets where 85% of the world’s population resides.
