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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class=""><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Standard Chartered Bank’s 2030 study reveals an almost USD200 billion private-sector investment opportunity in contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in five African countries.</em></strong> <strong><em>The bank is a leading international banking group, with a presence in 60 of the world’s most dynamic markets and serving clients in a further 85.</em></strong> <strong><em>The study, made available to OpenLife by Apo Group, examines the most impactful opportunities for investing in three infrastructure-focused SDGs in five high-growth markets in Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia</em></strong><br> <br> </td></tr><tr><td>
 The Standard Chartered  ;SDG Investment Map ;reveals a USD197
 billion opportunity for private-sector investors in five high-growth markets
 in Africa to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with
 improving digital access making up USD74.5 billion of that total.
 The Standard Chartered
 SDG Investment Mapis a
 macroeconomic study that draws on global data sources and indicative
 private-sector participation rates to provide companies, institutional
 investors and other stakeholders with an overview of where their investments
 could have the greatest impact. It spans 15 of the world’s fastest-growing
 economies and estimates the potential private-sector investment opportunity
 to contribute to three of the most investment-ready UN SDGs (6,7 and 9).<br>
 This particular study highlights opportunities for investors to contribute to
 three infrastructure-focused goals between now and 2030: SDG 6: Clean Water
 and Sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy and SDG 9: Industry,
 Innovation and Infrastructure across emerging markets.<br>
 Across all the world’s emerging markets, Oportunity2030 identifies a USD10
 trillion opportunity for private sector investors. This represents around 40
 per cent of the total funding required to meet specific indicators within the
 three SDGs – allowing for population growth as well as maintaining current
 access – with public funds expected to provide the bulk of the investment.<br>
 Five African countries are included in the study: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria,
 Uganda and Zambia. Key highlights include:
 Providing universal
 digital access represents the greatest investment opportunity for the private
 sector by 2030 (USD74.5 billion), followed by universal access to power
 (USD65.8 billion), transport infrastructure (USD46.4 billion) and access to
 clean water and sanitation (USD10.3 billion)
 The biggest single
 opportunity across the African markets in the study is in increasing digital
 access – a combination of mobile phone subscriptions rates and internet
 connectivity – in Nigeria (USD47.4 billion). Driven by its large and growing
 population, Nigeria also offers the greatest overall opportunity across the
 SDG indicators measured (a total of USD114.2 billion), followed by Kenya
 (USD40 billion)
 Zambia and Kenya present
 a big opportunity to make an impact on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation):
 With an average of 43 per cent and 56 per cent of the population respectively
 currently lacking access to clean water and sanitation, there is a USD0.7
 billion and USD2.3 billion private-sector investment opportunity to help
 close the gap by 2030
 Uganda presents a
 meaningful opportunity to make an impact on SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean
 Energy): with just 22 per cent of the population that have access to
 electricity, there is a USD6.1 billion private-sector investment opportunity
 to help achieve universal access by 2030
 The greatest investment
 opportunity in Ghana is in achieving and maintaining universal access to
 electricity (a key SDG 7 indicator), representing a USD7.8 billion
 private-sector opportunity
 Sunil Kaushal, Regional CEO, Africa &; Middle
 East, Standard Chartered, said ;“<em>The UN Sustainable Development Goals are
 amongst the most ambitious projects humanity has ever attempted. As well as
 offering our best hope yet of tackling the world’s most serious challenges,
 they also offer a unique opportunity for the private sector. For the goals to
 be met in Africa, the private sector must play a central role in deploying
 capital to get projects off the ground. Opportunity2030 provides a map of
 these opportunities, revealing the sectors and markets where investors can
 best contribute to the SDGs whilst achieving sustainable returns. Currently,
 not enough capital is reaching the countries that need it the most. With the
 UN’s 2030 deadline for achieving SDGs just 10 years away, the time to act is
 now</em>.” ;<br>
 With Standard Chartered’s experience and reach into Africa, the Bank uses
 banking knowledge, products and its unique footprint to fund sustainable
 development where it matters most. In June 2019, we launched our first
 Sustainability Bond, raising EUR 500 million to fund projects aligned to the
 SDGs in emerging markets, and have worked with clients and partners to create
 a number of important landmark structured solutions to support the SDG’s. The
 Bank has also launched its digital bank in nine markets in Africa, as part of
 the Bank’s digital transformation strategy for Africa. The digital banking
 solution provides Standard Chartered customers with affordable, fast and
 easily accessible banking services that is supporting financial inclusion in
 the markets.<br>
 <br>
 Opportunity2030: SDG private-sector
 investment opportunities by African countries in the study:
 
 
 
 Market
 
 
 Water and sanitation (SDG 6)
 
 
 Access to power<br>
 (SDG 7)
 
 
 Transport infrastructure (SDG 9)
 
 
 Digital access (SDG 9)
 
 
 Total
 
 
 
 
 Nigeria
 
 
 USD5.7bn
 
 
 USD32.3bn
 
 
 USD28.8bn
 
 
 USD47.4bn
 
 
 USD114.2bn
 
 
 
 
 Kenya
 
 
 USD2.3bn
 
 
 USD15.6bn
 
 
 USD9.1bn
 
 
 USD13.0bn
 
 
 USD40.0bn
 
 
 
 
 Ghana
 
 
 USD0.8bn
 
 
 USD7.8bn
 
 
 USD4.1bn
 
 
 USD6.9bn
 
 
 USD19.6bn
 
 
 
 
 Uganda
 
 
 USD0.8bn
 
 
 USD6.1bn
 
 
 USD2.8bn
 
 
 USD4.0bn
 
 
 USD13.7bn
 
 
 
 
 Zambia
 
 
 USD0.7bn
 
 
 USD4.0bn
 
 
 USD1.6bn
 
 
 USD3.2bn
 
 
 USD9.5bn
 
 
 
 
 Total
 
 
 USD10.3bn
 
 
 USD65.8bn
 
 
 USD46.4bn
 
 
 USD74.5bn
 
 
 USD197bn
 
 
 
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