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Latest press releases from the Ai African Infrastructure Project Developers Summit and Awards

Top 100 African Infrastructure Project Developers Report Launched by Africa investor and IFC

Top 100 African Infrastructure Project Developers Report Launched by Africa investor and IFC Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo, London, New York, Beijing, Dubai; 2 June 2015: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, together with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the launch and presentation of the Ai Top 100 Infrastructure Project Developers…

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The African CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit calls on Governments to Help Bring Projects to Financial Close More Rapidly

Port Louis – 18 June 2018: Africa investor (Ai), the international investment and communications group, and Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, co-hosted the fourth Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit on June 18 in Mauritius. The Summit was opened by Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Acting President of Mauritius, and closed by Aziz Rebbah, the Minister of…

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South Africa’s Minister of Transport to speak at the Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Roadshow in Johannesburg

 Johannesburg, South Africa; 18 March 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced that the Honourable Elizabeth Dipuo-Peters, Minister of Transport of South Africa, will speak at the Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Roadshow, to be held on 9-10 May 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa’s transport sector is the…

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Press Release: The Ai African Infrastructure Co-Investment Platform partners the PPI on investments in Africa

Durban, Nairobi, Lagos, New York, San Francisco; 2 May 2017: Africa investor (Ai), the leading Pan-African platform for African institutional investors and the Pacific Pension & Investment Institute (PPI), a global organization for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and commercial asset managers, today announced that the PPI Infrastructure Working Group (PPI-IWG) have partnered…

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Press Release: African Project Developers’ Award winners announced

Durban, South Africa; 5 May 2017: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, recently announced the winners of the 2017 Ai Infrastructure Project Developers Awards. The prestigious Ai Infrastructure Project Developers Awards recognise and reward excellence amongst Africa’s project developers to a pan-African and global infrastructure investment audience. Preqin was the official…

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PRESS RELEASE: African Infrastructure Project Developers’ Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced

Johannesburg, London, New York, Nairobi, Lagos, Port Louis; 20th April 2018: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced the highly-anticipated release of the shortlisted candidates for the 2018 Ai African Infrastructure Projects Developer Awards. The Ai Infrastructure Project Developers Awards will be presented during the Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers…

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Presidents of Senegal and Mauritius headline the CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit in Durban 3 May 2017

Africa investor (Ai), the international investment and communications group, and Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure fund, in partnership with the African Development Bank, co-hosted the third Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit on May 3 in Durban, South Africa. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, and Macky Sall, President of Senegal, were the keynote speakers, eloquently explaining…

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Poor project design still blights Africa infra outlook

Poor project design still blights Africa infra outlook To fill Africa’s substantial infrastructure gap, governments need to work with investors to produce viable and worthy projects. South Africa is illustrative. Medupi South Africa-R-600 Medupi coal-fired power station went R40 billion over budget While calls to increase capital and concessionary credit for African infrastructure investment ring…

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Investable African infrastructure projects to be showcased at the exclusive 9th Africa investor CEO Infrastructure Roadshow

Johannesburg, South Africa; 9 March 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today confirmed that it will host its exclusive 9th Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on 9-10 May 2016. The Summit is a unique investor engagement forum for Africa’s most prominent…

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African Sovereign Wealth Fund and Pension Fund Investors to meet at 9th Africa investor CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit

Johannesburg, South Africa; 11 February 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today confirmed that the 9th annual Ai CEO Infrastructure Summit will take place in Johannesburg on 9-10 May 2016. The Summit is a unique business development forum for African pension and sovereign wealth fund leaders to review infrastructure investment…

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