The Minis­­try of Information Tech­no­logy and Telecommunica­tions (MoITT) and its tech innovation arm Ignite (National Technology Fund) launched Pakis­tan’s first national investment platform called Pak­ImpactInvest, opening up new investment avenues. The platform was laun­ched at a ceremony attended by several stakeholders including Accelerate Pros­perity (AP), a joint initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation and Industrial Promotion Services. The MoU, signed between AP and Ignite, says that AP will assist the MoITT and Ignite as the technical advisory partner for co-designing and launching PakImpactInvest

A new report shows how clean, affordable and reliable electricity can be provided to thousands of people even in the poorest, most remote and difficult terrains. It illustrates how this simultaneously reduces energy poverty and carbon emissions while generating multiple co-benefits. Under a private public partnership established between AKFED and the Government of Tajikistan, Pamir Energy is responsible for developing, maintaining and operating all energy infrastructure and assets within the concession area of Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon (Gorno-Badakhshan). In addition, Pamir Energy improved the availability of clean, affordable and reliable electricity for another 20,000 people in Afghanistan. In total it serves just over 41,000 people in Northern Afghanistan through the cross-border projects which now also extend into Ishkashim, Maimai, and Nusai districts. (Full report available here)