THE FUTURE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
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THE FUTURE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON CURAÇAO For Curaçao and most Caribbean islands, infrastructure improvement and advancement are an essential step towards greater economic well-being, sustainability, and prosperity, but ensuring the completion of infrastructure investment projects, including the due diligence and financing, is not an easy task. Partnering with an expert and experienced advisor can bring all-important knowledge to deals, help leaders understand plus reduce risks, and highlight how to take advantage of opportunities. André Wright is Executive Vice President of Standard International Group Inc., a New York City-based boutique financial advisory firm he co-founded in 1996 with a focus on revitalizing critical infrastructure projects across the U.S. Municipal, Caribbean and West Africa. WRITER: ÚNA JANSEN
As a longtime partner to country leadership, government groups and regional experts, Standard International Group’s financial advisory services are built around comprehensive financial and credit analysis, local knowledge, and industry expertise with the goal of creating transformative solutions and successful outcomes. Standard International Group creates and shares opportunities with global investors,
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delivers debt and equity capital to sovereign and municipal governments and corporations, all while emphasizing the importance of positive results on a local level. We caught up with André on Zoom where we talked about the future of infrastructure projects on Curaçao. Originally from Chicago, André graduated from Morehouse College and began his career
on Wall Street in the 1980s. With a decade of Wall Street experience and over thirty years of financial advisory and investment banking expertise, André brings a wealth of knowledge to the Caribbean markets in need of good, workable solutions to their most pressing infrastructure problems. Since its establishment, Standard International Group has facilitated a wide range of high-profile and high-impact
