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Building a sustainable future: Affordable green housing in emerging markets

Tomasz Telma

Director and Global Head, IFC’s Finance Institutions Group

Jul 19, 2023

The demand for investment in the affordable housing sector has never been greater. More than one billion people live in slums globally – a figure that is expected to double by 2030 – and another 1.6 billion live in sub-standard housing. More housing will need to be built between now and 2050 than has been built in the last 6,000 years!

Read the full story on the World Bank blog.

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