EMDE Investor Taskforce releases practical guidance to help navigate credit ratings in EMDE finance
New methodology mapping explains how rating frameworks are applied across funds, structured finance, project finance and guarantee-supported transactions – and what market participants should watch for in practice. London, 23 June 2026 – As development and climate investment needs in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) continue to outpace available capital, and as private capital mobilisation becomes increasingly important, the EMDE […]
Baku to Belém and Beyond: New UK Taskforce Report Shows Small Shifts in Allocations Could Unlock Tens of Billions for Climate Transition
London, 12 March 2026 – The EMDE Investor Taskforce today publishes “Baku to Belém and Beyond: Strengthening the UK Investment Landscape to Support Climate Transitions in EMDEs”, a landmark analysis demonstrating how modest adjustments in pension and insurance allocations could unlock tens of billions of pounds for climate solutions across emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The report finds that UK asset […]
Low exposure, but appetite to explore: UK asset owners reflect on EMDE investing in new 2026 landscape report
London, 17 February 2026 – UK institutional investors representing nearly £1.7 trillion in assets under administration maintain established public market allocations to emerging and developing economies (EMDE), but see private markets as a largely untapped opportunity, according to a landmark report published today by the EMDE Investor Taskforce. The report – EMDE Investment Through the Asset Owner Lens: a 2026 UK Landscape Report – draws on interviews with 18 major UK […]
UK Government and Financial Leaders Launch Taskforce to Support Global Economic Growth and Tackle Climate Change
The UK Minister for International Development and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury announced the launch of the Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce, an industry-led initiative dedicated to unlocking private investment aimed at tackling climate change and seizing sustainable growth opportunities across emerging markets and developing economies.