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29 March 2022

Aegon Asset Management's George Nijborg on working with development banks

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George Nijborg, senior portfolio manager at Aegon Asset Management speaks with Uxolo about the key learning from collaborating with MDBs and DFIs

George introduces his role at Aegon Asset Management and the company’s portfolio (00:30), explains why Aegon is collaborating with MDBs and DFIs on sustainable financing (04:30), shares examples of projects they have worked on with MDBs in the emerging markets and the key takeaways from these transactions (08:50).

The importance of establishing contacts within the MDBs and DFIs, the challenges of finding the right contacts, and building trust with development banks (11:02), and the increasing focus on sustainable financing for private capital (15:33).

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