Standard Chartered Bank is leading a revolution in blended finance to tackle Africa’s annual $130 billion infrastructure financing gap, as outlined by Kariuki Ngari, the bank's Managing Director and CEO.

• Africa faces a staggering annual infrastructure financing gap of $130 billion.
• The bank aims to combine public and private capital for infrastructure projects.
• In 2024, Standard Chartered financed $4 billion worth of projects and has shown success with innovative financing models, notably in Côte d’Ivoire and Angola.