The fund has teamed up with the Global Green Growth Institute following Xi's pledge of a stronger emphasis on sustainability for its flagship national initiative.
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The Belt and Road investment vehicle plans to recruit up to 12 professionals after receiving an injection of fresh capital from the government to boost overseas infrastructure investments.
China has invested $240 billion into its infrastructure-led Belt and Road Initiative since 2013. Ten years on, as China revives the ambitious plan, how should investors weigh up the investment opportunities and risks?
The G7’s new infrastructure programme is unlikely to be any more successful than China’s Belt and Road Initiative in attracting private capital, experts say.
The Hong Kong-based insurer, with $171 billion under management, is speaking to third-party firms to build its knowledge, with a view to making direct investments into infrastructure debt.
John Leung, the new insurance regulator's chief, leaves in late June. Its soon-to-be-announced new head will need to add staff and promote Hong Kong as an insurance hub.
Asset owners are reluctant to fund Greenfield infrastructure projects, which will comprise most of China's Belt and Road initiative. But there are some measures to persuade them.
Sectors such as real estate and e-commerce should benefit from improving Belt and Road infrastructure, and are easier for some investors to deploy money into.
Large institutions such as CPPIB, HSBC and Macquarie flag obstacles deterring private capital from investing in emerging market infrastructure.
Senior executives from China Investment Corporation and Silk Road Fund aim to invest huge sums into the Asia-to-Europe infrastructure project, but they admitted doing so is challenging.
The Hong Kong arm of China Everbright Group aims to raise its offshore infrastructure fund to $1 billion through China insurers and European investors, and inject more assets into it.
China's Asia-to-Europe infrastructure initiative has seen little involvement by asset owners. Better inducements may be necessary, including stronger downside risk protection.
