Private investment in infrastructure projects is tumbling in middle- and low-income countries where investment is needed most, according to a new report published by the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub). While investment grew by 8.3 percent in high-income countries in 2021, it fell for a third year in middle- and low-income countries, declining 8.8 percent in 2021.
At the same time, the Infrastructure Monitor 2022 report shows overall private investment in infrastructure projects is stagnant for the eighth year running, despite recovering to pre-pandemic levels. As we saw from the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of investment in sufficient, resilient infrastructure leaves people everywhere vulnerable — to inadequate healthcare, increased unemployment, poverty and other devastating effects.
The flatlining private investment is particularly notable alongside rising levels of dry powder and the strong performance of infrastructure investments.
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