Victoria Miles, Co-CEO, CIO and Co-Founder of ImpactA Global spoke to Manpreet Juneja, Senior Economist at the Global Infrastructure Hub and to Vivek Mittal, a veteran of the project finance world and CEO of the Africa Infrastructure Development Association (AfIDA). They discussed the main characteristics of infrastructure debt, in particular with respect to its historical returns and risks, including default rates and recovery rates in Emerging Markets. Manpreet also outlined the work that GI Hub is undertaking with Global regulators to recognise the unique characteristics of infrastructure debt as an asset class. The Global Infrastructure Hub is the G-20’s only dedicated entity with an ambitious agenda to promote investment in sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure through action-oriented programmes. AfIDA is a platform set up to ensure that more infrastructure projects achieve bankability on the continent, including capacity building and thought leadership.
