Governments across the world are locked in the same race: attracting the private capital needed to modernise infrastructure and meet goals on economic growth, energy security, climate resilience and technological advancement. In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Montague sits down with Freshfields Partners Jessamy Gallagher, Co-head of Energy…
Amidst growing pressures on public purses, the world is facing a $106tn infrastructure funding gap – a gap that only private capital will truly help governments bridge. A new Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) report, produced by member law firm Freshfields, closely examines the international regulatory and transaction landscapes in the world’s largest infrastructure investment…
Three quarters of American respondents believe that investing in infrastructure will boost the economy, create new jobs and build a stronger United States according to the Global Infrastructure Index 2026 by the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) and Ipsos. This comes as overall satisfaction with American infrastructure hits an all-time low, with only 25% of…
The Global Infrastructure Index 2026, produced by GIIA and Ipsos shows an average of seven in ten (72%) surveyed around the world believe that investment in infrastructure would create jobs and boost the economy. Six in ten (59%) also think investment can make an important contribution to combatting climate change as its effect is increasingly…
By: Sabrina Ahmed, Policy & Public Affairs Manager With the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) set to expire in September, Surface Transportation Reauthorisation (STR) dominated the agenda at Infrastructure Week this year; beneath the familiar debate about funding levels, a more important conversation was taking place. One of the sharpest observations came from the…
As part of yet another busy Infrastructure Week in Washington D.C., GIIA was pleased to cohost a joint reception and panel on permitting reform alongside the National Governor’s Association (NGA). The evening was generously hosted by law firm and member Sullivan & Cromwell on the stunning rooftop of their Washington D.C. offices. Guests took in…
The American infrastructure investment market has seen continued strength in data center and battery storage sectors but a further drop in its wider attractiveness amidst political gridlock, unpredictability, and increasingly antagonistic foreign policy. America has long been seen as the ‘go to’ market for infrastructure investment due to its vast geographic scale, traditionally strong industry, and the trillions of dollars in both domestic and foreign capital primed to be pumped into new projects. However, despite America’s longstanding top position, the Global Infrastructure…
United for Infrastructure has launched Building a Stronger America, a campaign highlighting how infrastructure investment is strengthening communities and calling on Congress to support long‑term, reliable federal funding to maintain the progress made toward maintaining and modernizing the nation’s infrastructure. Elevating the ground-level impact of federal infrastructure funding is particularly critical as the House Committee…
Maryland has cemented its recognition of the importance of bringing private investment to the table as part of modernizing local infrastructure, with the establishment of its Center for Public-Private Partnerships through MEDCO – the Maryland Economic Development Corporation. Underlining the importance of embedding P3 collaboration, Jon Phillips, Chief Executive of GIIA, said: “P3s can play…
The Global Infrastructure Asset Report 2025 reveals further growth in the influence of GIIA investor members in privately financed infrastructure around the world. The total value of infrastructure assets under management (AUM) has grown to US$2.2 trillion, up almost 10% on the previous year and more than double the figure at the end of 2020. …
How promoting P3s, providing tax incentives and standardizing project assessment can meet industry challenges
GIIA partnered with McKinsey’s Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) for its recent global summit in Los Angeles, “A New Era for Infrastructure.” At the summit, our Chief Executive Jon Phillips chaired a panel on navigating geopolitical complexity with Luba Nikulina, Chief Strategy Officer at IFM Investors. McKinsey also launched a new report, “The Infrastructure Moment: Investing…