India's HDFC Capital to launch $1bn affordable housing fund

World Bank Group subsidiary to put $150m into fund

20240930 houses in Delhi

Residential buildings in the Old Delhi district of New Delhi: The Indian government sees potential demand for around 50 million affordable homes. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

DEV CHATTERJEE, Contributing writer

MUMBAI -- Indian investment manager HDFC Capital, a subsidiary of the country's largest private bank, and a World Bank Group unit will launch a $1 billion fund in early 2025 to promote the building of affordable housing for the middle classes.

The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will put up to $150 million in the fund, which will focus on investing in green loans and other debt instruments issued by Indian developers of green residential housing.

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