Standard Chartered Spearheads Blended Finance Revolution to Bridge Africa’s $130 Billion Infrastructure Gap

Standard Chartered pioneers blended finance, tackling Africa's $130B infrastructure gap by combining public-private capital for transformative continental development...

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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.

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