Marching to a G20 tune? Box 1

Box 1: New Infrastructure-Related Institutions
  • At the 2014 Australian G20 Summit, the G20 Global Infrastructure Hub was launched to expand the project “pipeline” for preparation and financing. 
  • Also, in 2014, the World Bank launched the Global Infrastructure Facility.  At the launch, Bank President Jim Kim stated “We have several trillions of dollars in assets represented today looking for long-term, sustainable and stable investments…In leveraging those resources, our partnership offers great promise for tackling the massive infrastructure deficit…”
  • In 2016, the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched its Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program, a loan-syndications initiative that enables third-party investors to participate passively in IFC’s senior loan portfolio. The first partnership under the program was signed with the global insurance company Allianz. Under the agreement, Allianz intends to invest $500 million, which will be channeled into IFC debt financing for infrastructure projects in emerging markets. 
  • 2016 was also the year when China launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) launched the New Development Bank (NDB).