Perspective
31 August 2018
DFI-ECA cooperation: The key to bridging Africa’s infra gap
In:
Agri/Soft Commodities, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & equipment, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables, Telecoms and Communications, Transport, Waste and water
Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe
ECAs and DFIs are showing an increased risk appetite for African exposures, especially on large-scale project financings. However, these policy-driven financial institutions need to collaborate rather than compete on such deals in order to help plug Africa’s $93 billion infrastructure funding gap.
