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MOBILIST has successfully traded its investment in Nigerian infrastructure credit guarantee company InfraCredit to five Nigerian pension funds, thereby helping to mobilise more local institutional investment toward infrastructure development critical to the country’s growth.
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MOBILIST has successfully traded its investment in Nigerian infrastructure credit guarantee company InfraCredit to five Nigerian pension funds, thereby helping to mobilise more local institutional investment toward infrastructure development critical to the country’s growth.
Read moreA vital equity investment from MOBILIST represents a breakthrough in mobilising private capital for development by using publicly listed securities to enable private sector investors to invest in multilateral development bank (MDB) assets.
Read moreThe Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has renewed its support to the United Kingdom’s MOBILIST programme, committing NOK40 million (£2,9 million) over the next three years to help unlock greater private capital investment in emerging markets through products publicly listed on stock exchanges.
Read moreFCDO seeks a supplier to deliver research on the state of capital markets in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The research will identify opportunities for further capital market development, with a focus on public capital markets, and propose methods for development finance entities to deliver these.
Read moreThe United Kingdom (UK), partnering with the Government of the Philippines and others, is championing the use of public markets to mobilise development and climate finance at the scale needed to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UK announced the launch of a new Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA) initiative on ‘Public Markets Mobilisation for Development’, which will establish the ‘EMDE Public Markets Coalition’ during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
Read moreMOBILIST is providing technical assistance funding to support further development and strengthening of a framework for investing in emerging market sovereign and corporate bonds that demonstrate strong or improving gender practices.
Read moreMOBILIST and the Impact Investing Institute co-hosted a webinar on Investing with Impact in EMDE Public Markets: The Importance of Additionality, sharing the findings of MOBILIST's latest research. The research and discussion argue that investors can generate significant and additional impact through listed instruments, especially when investing in EMDEs.
Read moreFCDO is seeking a supplier to deliver primary research on guarantees as part of the MOBILIST programme, in collaboration with SECO. This research will explore how the deployment of guarantee products in developed financial markets, which have mobilised institutional investors into various types of assets, can provide actionable insights for their potential use and adoption in developing countries.
Read moreThe UK government’s MOBILIST programme is investing NGN9.5 billion ($6 million) in InfraCredit, Nigeria’s first and only domestic credit guarantor, in support of the company’s listing on Nigeria’s NASD OTC Exchange Plc (NASD). The total listing is valued at NGN 64 billion ($41 million), with InfraCredit raising NGN 27 billion ($17.7 million) in new equity.
Read moreImpactA Global, a women-led Emerging Markets (‘EMs’) infrastructure debt investor, has raised over $200m in public and private capital commitments for its Fund which seeks to tackle the critical infrastructure deficit in EMs. Existing investor L&G, who committed up to $100m to the firm in October 2023, is joined by new commitments from UK government programme, MOBILIST; the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, IDB Invest; and other private investors.
Read moreMOBILIST has supported the launch of the Parwaaz Green Action Bond - the first Green Bond to be listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and to be denominated in Pakistani rupee. The programme provided technical assistance funding to Parwaaz Financial Services Ltd (PFSL), a subsidiary of Karandaaz Pakistan, to support the development of the bond.
Read moreMOBILIST has published a Request for Proposal (RFP) which relates to the Analysis of Secondary market strategies in development finance. The knowledge gap identified for this piece of research relates to the importance of secondary markets for increasing the pace of private investment in EMDEs, and thereby increasing the contributions of private investment towards sustainable development objectives.
Read moreThe UK’s Minister of State for Development, Anneliese Dodds, announced up to £100 million for MOBILIST. The funding will enable MOBILIST to catalyse between £400m and £600m of new investments in emerging markets that focus on addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read moreTwo new handbooks focusing on corporate debt issuance and the simplified issuance of securities will enable Mexican SMEs to take full advantage of recent changes in regulation and use listed securities to access the capital they need to grow.
Read moreThe potential of public markets was highlighted at the ‘Public Markets for Public Good’ event hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) MOBILIST programme at COP29. Panellists from the FCDO, British International Investment, Aviva, and the Asian Development Bank came together to discuss how to drive more investment in climate action in EMDEs from institutional investors, including through public markets.
Read moreMOBILIST and the Philippine Stock Exchange and MOBILIST hosted events to bolster the Philippines’ capital markets, attract foreign investment, and support sustainable development through public offerings.
Read moreMOBILIST is partnering with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to facilitate greater investment toward sustainable development in Kenya via the listed market.
Read moreMOBILIST has invested in the Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund. CLEAR raised approximately US$200 million in its first close for investment in African businesses focused on climate mitigation and adaptation. The Fund, managed by Helios Investment Partners, intends to become the largest Africa-focused climate fund with a target size of US$400 million.
Read moreNew research from global consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie, commissioned by Revego Fund Managers and MOBILIST, shows that the size of sub-Saharan Africa’s investment opportunity in renewable energy represents a potential US$193-billion by 2031. However, realising this potential will require access to innovative funding models and a robust secondary finance market to recycle and widen the available capital pool.
Read moreMOBILIST hosted the launch of the iBoxx LSF USD African Sovereigns Index. The index currently tracks the performance of a group of 17 African Sovereign issuers that reflect the universe of Eurobonds that the LSF accepts as collateral in the framework of repo transactions.
Read moreMOBILIST is supporting the Philippines in its transition to renewable energy through an investment in the initial public offering (IPO) of Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) on The Philippine Stock Exchange.
Read moreThe UK underlined its commitment to work with Nigeria to enable private capital mobilisation at scale at two MOBILIST events in Lagos.
Read moreMOBILIST is collaborating with Bursa Malaysia to to enable greater investment in supporting the energy transition and advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia.
Read moreMOBILIST and B3 The Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão) hosted two events in Sao Paulo to bring together market participants, policymakers, and development finance specialists to accelerate capital mobilisation for sustainable development via public markets.
Read moreMOBILIST is advancing inclusive economic growth and local capital market development in Thailand through its catalytic participation in the successful listing of Thai Credit Bank on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). MOBILIST’s participation in this IPO sets an important precedent for using catalytic capital to facilitate exit-mobilisation for DFIs by using listed vehicles
Read moreMOBILIST has made an anchor investment in The Green Guarantee Company (GGC), the world’s first climate-focused guarantee company. GGC will use guarantees to help borrowers in developing countries improve their credit ratings to above investment grade to gain access to global capital markets and is set to unlock billions in climate finance.
Read moreOpportunity to submit a proposal to design/construct a pilot investment index to capture opportunities for growth and diversification by investing in emerging markets and developing economies.
Read moreOpportunity to submit a Tender for the Review of development finance investments and strategies and their demonstration effect on second-mover transactions and market-shaping impacts.
Read moreAs discussions at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) turn to finance, MOBILIST is proud to be featured among investors and programmes using innovative new vehicles to drive the much-needed mobilisation of commercial capital to address climate change, including adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Read moreOpportunity to provide consultancy support on the review of an infrastructure debt securitisation platform’s Allocation of Proceeds Policy.
Read moreMOBILIST's new investment represents a seminal equity investment by a development finance actor in a transaction to mobilise capital at scale to support climate transition.
Read moreUK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced a new partnership between Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the UK government’s MOBILIST programme during a visit to the Exchange in Lagos.
Read moreThe Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) will partner with Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST) to enable greater investment in sustainable development in the Philippines via products listed on the exchange.
Read moreBolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA) announced a partnership with the flagship UK government programme, Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST), to fuel greater investment in climate action and other sustainable development goals through products listed on BIVA’s stock exchange.
Read moreThe application of development finance is an essential tool in the global toolkit to achieve both the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the ‘climate transition.’
Read moreMOBILIST and Fitch Solutions invite you to join them for the "Resetting the ESG Investment Paradigm to Support Emerging Markets & Developing Economies (EMDEs)" webinar.
Read moreAt the end of September 2022, MOBILIST brought together a global panel of experts to reflect on pioneering public market product structures and strategies needed to channel more capital into productive investment in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDE). The event drew from panellist insights, forthcoming MOBILIST research, and findings from the MOBILIST product portfolio and pipeline.
Read moreIn October this year, MOBILIST convened global experts at the Uxolo impact investment conference in The Hague to discuss insights from our research examining opportunities for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to mobilise capital through exits to institutional investors.
Read moreAt This MOBILIST Event, Pioneering Issuers, Investors and Intermediaries Discussed How to Harness Different Listed Product Structures and Strategies to Deliver Returns and Development Impact
Read moreAlongside Helios Investment Partners and InfraCo Africa, MOBILIST is proud to announce that it is making a $7m investment in CLEAR Fund. CLEAR will invest in and develop sustainable, climate-aligned companies and assets to accelerate the African continent's decarbonisation and climate resilience while delivering returns for investors.
Read moreUK and Kenyan governments introduce MOBILIST to 80 nations' UN Ambassadors and representatives and spotlight the role of public markets and listed products in financing the UN's Global Goals.
Read moreThe Impact Investing Institute hosted this event to launch new MOBILIST research about how institutional capital allocation strategies can direct capital away from emerging and frontier markets.
Read moreTo help unlock the potential of public capital markets for sustainable finance, B3 has struck a formal partnership with the UK government’s flagship MOBILIST programme.
Read moreSingapore Exchange Group (SGX Group) has partnered with MOBILIST, a flagship programme of the UK government’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), with the goal of mobilising public capital markets to support sustainable environmental, social and economic development in Asia.
Read moreWith financial backing from the UK government, the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust provides the first-ever dedicated offering on the London Stock Exchange to provide direct access to sustainable energy infrastructure in fast-growing and emerging economies in Asia.
Read moreThe MOBILIST Infrastructure Competition Update Event was an opportunity to hear directly from the financial institutions that, at the time, were participating in the advanced stage of the MOBILIST Competition.
Read moreMobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST), the UK’s flagship programme to mobilise large-scale investment through publicly listed markets, received a £66m funding boost today at COP26 in Glasgow.
Read moreThe FCDO invites investment and policy communities to discuss progress on mobilising investment in emerging and developing countries, on 3 November 2021.
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