09/04/2026 | 3.00 – Webinar
No participation fee CHF – Open to public
Following the institutional design principles explored in Webinar 2 — From Model to Institution: Designing Credible National Infrastructure Financing Institutions — we now turn to the operational question: how do NIFIs deploy capital to de-risk infrastructure investment and crowd in private finance?
As part of WAPPP’s 2026 global theme on National Infrastructure Financing Institutions (NIFIs), Webinar 3 moves the discussion from institutional architecture to operational execution.
A central constraint in infrastructure delivery is not the absence of capital, but the mismatch between project risk profiles and investor requirements. Even well-prepared projects frequently fail to reach financial close due to revenue uncertainty, construction risk, regulatory exposure, and currency volatility.
NIFIs are uniquely positioned to bridge this “bankability gap” — not by replacing private capital, but by strategically deploying instruments that reshape risk-return profiles.
This session will explore:
· The core financial instruments used by NIFIs use across different institutional models.
· How de-risking tools, such as first-loss capital and credit enhancement, improve project bankability.
· Blended finance approaches that crowd in private and institutional investment without distorting markets.
· What conditions attract pension funds, sovereign investors, and insurers to participate alongside NIFIs.
Having established why NIFIs matter and how they are designed, this webinar addresses what they actually do in markets to enable investment at scale.
Date: April 9, 2026
Time: 15:00 CET
Register now: https://lnkd.in/dbtct26K