Infrastructure investment: Bridging the gap between public and investor needs

by BlackRock

The complete report, which was published in November 2016, is available at https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/literature/whitepaper/viewpoint-infrastructure-investment-november-2015.pdf

Excerpt:

There is a compelling global need for greater infrastructure investment. Well-functioning infrastructure is critical to driving sustainable long-term economic growth. In many countries, it is becoming more challenging to meet funding requirements from traditional sources, such as public authorities and banks. The OECD estimates that $70 trillion in infrastructure investment is needed by 2030 to simply maintain the current levels of global GDP growth. Private capital can help bridge the shortfall in infrastructure funding, and institutional investors, such as insurance companies and pension funds, could potentially increase the