Source: www.csis.org
From the Center for Strategic & International Studies article “G7 Cooperation to De-Risk Minerals Investments in the Global South” by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz:
“A new and improved model for G7 financing for critical minerals projects in the developing world should include the following to be the most effective and attract private capital at scale:
1. Pooled capital from as many G7 members as possible to generate a substantial investment fund while spreading risk across participating nations.
2. Strategic project selection guided by private sector input and evaluated through a vertically integrated lens—ensuring mining projects are aligned with allied refining capacity, and vice versa. Without such alignment, increased extraction may simply flow to Chinese refineries.
3. Secured offtake agreements to guarantee that G7 nations gain reliable access to resources their investments help unlock.”
The article reinforces the strategic imperative driving M2i Global’s work to develop a secure, domestic supply chain for critical minerals in collaboration with industry, government, and academic partners.