Home-grown capital – filling the foreign finance gap with local investment

As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?

Wednesday 05 February 09:45 - 10:30 CTICC2

Intergovernmental Summit Track 1

Add to calendar 02/05/2025 09:45 02/05/2025 10:30 Home-grown capital – filling the foreign finance gap with local investment

As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?

CTICC2 Africa/Johannesburg