FAST-Infra is co-sponsoring and actively participating in the 8th Istanbul PPP Week, which takes place from March 5 to 8, 2024 and is organized by the Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence with the support of various multilateral development banks (MDBs). Under the theme “PPP: Global Greener Growthful”, the event brings together multiple stakeholders from the sector.
As a key partner in the FAST-Infra initiative, the Fin Infra department is part of the Treasury Department of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. It advises public entities on their investment projects, and is the point of contact for all public and private players involved in public infrastructure and its financing.
A founding member of FAST-Infra Group (FIG), Meridiam has specialized in tomorrow’s infrastructures since 2005. Today, with 11 offices on three continents and over 380 employees, the company operates in both developed and emerging countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Interview with Thierry Déau, President of FIG.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and IEA are formal: in order to keep the Paris agreement on track, we should globally triple renewable energies generation and double energy efficiency (Read IRENA’s report).
COP 28 was a very intense time for FAST-Infra Group. FIG had the opportunity to introduce the FAST-Infra Label first self-assessed projects alongside the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation and some of the project developers and promoters, such as Pentagreen and Citicore!
As a result of the Dec. 6, 2023, Sustainable Infrastructure Panel hosted at the French pavilion at the Conference of the Parties 28 (COP 28), Finance to Accelerate the Sustainable Transition – the Blue Dot Network (BDN) and Infrastructure (FAST-Infra) are pleased to announce their plans to collaborate and cooperate in their efforts to offer innovative solutions that will catalyze private sector investment in quality, sustainable, and climate-resilient infrastructure projects.
François Bergere, CEO of FAST-Infra Group, went to Cartagena (Colombia) to participate in the Finance in Common forum which took place from September 4 to 6, 2023, with more than 1,300 participants. During the round table co-organized with CDP “Using private investment as a lever for sustainable infrastructure”, he presented the different FAST-Infra tools, such as the fast infra Label and the digital collaborative platform.
His visit to Cartagena was an opportunity to meet various heads of public financial institutions and invite them to join FIG to accelerate the financing of sustainable infrastructure.
