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Nishant Kumar

Nishant Kumar

Managing Director and Head of Asia

GuarantCo

Nishant Kumar joined GuarantCo’s Singapore office in November 2016 as executive director and was regional director for South Asia since January 2019 where he led origination and execution of transactions in the region. In June 2020, he became managing director for Asia. Prior to GuarantCo, he worked across functions in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and in Renewable Energy Private Equity where he led origination and execution of infrastructure, natural resources, agriculture, food & beverages, consumer transactions and investments across Asia and the Pacific.

Expanding the use of risk mitigation tools and blended finance and credit enhancement products can help close the infrastructure financing gap in Asia. Photo credit: ADB.
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The Catalytic Role of Credit Enhancement and Blended Finance for Infrastructure in Asia

The use of guarantees in blended finance transactions could help close the infrastructure financing gap in Asia.