A report published today reveals that the UK has lagged behind almost all major economies in investment for 25 years, missing out on nearly £2 trillion of spending on growth-boosting projects. The drain on productivity has been so strong that unless the UK closes the investment gap to the G7, households would miss out on £1,540 a year in real disposable income by…
Executive Summary For the first time in history, the world’s top investors rank Canada as the top destination for infrastructure investment. This has been driven by Canada building the best policy architecture in decades aimed at accelerating investment and fully recognizing the potential of its natural resource economy. Should these ambitions be realized, they could…
The Global Infrastructure Index 2026 by the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) and Ipsos has found rail is increasingly becoming a national investment priority for the public worldwide. Rail rose as an investment priority in the survey – ranking behind only water supply and new housing. The Index, conducted by Ipsos across 29 countries, surveyed…
GIIA has added its voice to a coalition of the UK business and rail industry calling on the UK government to ensure the Railways Bill establishes safeguards to help maintain investment certainty, attract future private funding and support the Government’s growth agenda. A joint letter – led by the Railway Industry Association (RIA) in the…
By: Alex Hagemann, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back for Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership. After months of fighting successive rearguard actions, the Prime Minister’s five-year mandate came to an abrupt end. He will most likely be succeeded by…
In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, hosted by Director of Policy and Public Affairs Harvey Chandler, we explore India’s emergence as a destination for private infrastructure investment. Joined by Subahoo Chordia, CEO , EAAA India Alternatives and Megha Arora, Partner CMS INDUSLAW, our conversation guides through India’s journey from its early learning phases to…
In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, host Vlad Benn, Senior Policy & Research Manager at GIIA recaps the results of our latest Infrastructure Pulse Survey measuring investor sentiment across global markets, created in partnership with Alvarez & Marsal. Joined by Wayne Jephson, Jay Moody and Filippo Gaddo, key representatives from A&M, we break down the data, exploring the…
The Global Infrastructure Investor Association’s (GIIA) latest bi-annual Pulse Survey of investor sentiment across global markets once again shows how the infrastructure sector continues to adapt well to and successfully operate amidst political uncertainty. Canada and Germany top the rankings of markets seen as most attractive to investment – pushing the U.S. to third place as a result of its own ongoing domestic uncertainty and political gridlock. This marks the first time ever that Canada has overtaken its North…
By: Alessandro Pecorari, Policy & Public Affairs Manager The EU’s High Speed Rail Action Plan and its upcoming Financing Strategy centres on closing the infrastructure funding gap. Yet – as is set out in GIIA’s most recent policy paper on the challenges of investing in European high-speed rail – the more immediate opportunity lies in…
Australia remains one of the most attractive destinations globally for long‑term infrastructure investment, supported by economic stability, transparent regulation and deep domestic pools of capital. However, investors say delivery risk, not access to capital, is increasingly constraining new investment. Recent government deliberations on retrospective capital gains tax reform add a further layer of complexity for…
