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Financing Africa’s Future
The Financing Africa’s Future podcast examines the forces shaping Africa’s financial markets and their role in driving sustainable development. Each episode features in-depth conversations with experts and practitioners, exploring both opportunities and constraints in areas such as climate finance, capital markets, early-stage finance, adaptation and resilience and development impact.
With new episodes released every week, the series provides policymakers, investors, and development partners…
Episodes
Financing Africa’s FutureMainstreaming nature bonds to protect nature in Africa
How can capital markets help finance nature and support measurable environmental outcomes? In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Alessandro Scalco of…
Financing Africa’s FutureTapping Securitisation to Unlock MSME Financing in Africa
What if future repayments on loans to small businesses and farmers could unlock more capital for lenders, allowing them to finance even more customers? In this…
Financing Africa’s FutureTackling Africa's Debt Challenge
How can African countries manage rising debt pressures while preserving the fiscal space needed for development? In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future…
Financing Africa’s FutureInside Nigeria’s Drive to Deepen Capital Markets
Nigeria’s capital markets are at a pivotal stage, with market reform, liquidity, new investment products and regulatory innovation shaping the next phase of…
Financing Africa’s FutureBuilding a Securities Exchange from Scratch: How Ethiopia did it
Ethiopia’s capital markets are entering a new phase, with reforms creating opportunities to mobilise domestic capital, deepen financial intermediation and…
Financing Africa’s FutureEthiopia Stock Exchange Story
In Episode 19 of Financing Africa’s Future, Dr. Tilahun Esmael Kassahun, Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), reflects…
Financing Africa’s FutureMobilising Ghana's Institutional capital into SME's
Africa’s institutional capital remains heavily concentrated in low-risk assets, while many high-growth businesses across the continent continue to face limited…
Financing Africa’s FutureReinvigorating the Lusaka Stock Exchange
Zambia’s capital markets are showing renewed strength, but what is really driving the momentum and can it be sustained? In this episode of Financing Africa’s…
Financing Africa’s FutureThe Missing Middle in Africa’s Capital Markets
Africa is not short of capital; it is often a question of how that capital is deployed. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Chinua Azubike, Chief…
Financing Africa’s FutureHow capital markets are unlocking Zambia’s economic potential
Zambia is strengthening its capital markets to support sustainable growth, renewable energy and SME financing. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future…
Financing Africa’s FutureMobilising Africa’s pension funds to catalyse growth
Africa’s pension funds are playing an increasingly strategic role in capital markets and long-term economic development. With South Africa’s retirement…
Financing Africa’s FutureLeveraging Africa’s Asset Management Industry for Faster Growth
Africa’s capital markets are evolving and asset managers are central to the next phase of growth. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Tapologo…
Financing Africa’s FutureLeveraging Capital Markets for Zambia’s Sustainable Growth
Zambia’s capital markets are playing a growing role in driving economic development and sustainable finance. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, we…
Financing Africa’s FutureMaximising the Impact of Institutional Investors' Capital in Kenya
Explore the future of Kenya’s investment landscape in this episode of Financing Africa’s Future. We sit down with Fred Mburu, CEO of the Fund Managers…
Financing Africa’s FutureScaling insurance to close the protection gap in Africa
Only one in ten African households has insurance, but innovation is rapidly changing that reality. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, we sit down…
Financing Africa’s FutureFSD Africa driving sustainable finance in Africa
How can finance accelerate Africa’s transition to a sustainable, climate-resilient future? In this episode, Cecilia Bjerborn Murai, Principal for Sustainable &…
Financing Africa’s FutureFSD Africa Investments driving capital in Africa
Africa’s path to prosperity depends not only on attracting investment but on rethinking how finance itself works. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future…
Financing Africa’s FutureDirect Air Carbon Capture in Africa
Can Africa lead the global race to reverse climate change? In this episode of The Financing Africa’s Future Podcast, we speak with Martin Freimüller, CEO and…
Financing Africa’s FutureImproving carbon markets in Africa
The global carbon markets are projected to hit US$1.2 trillion by 2029. The key question is Africa ready to tap into this emerging and promising climate…
Financing Africa’s FutureTransforming Africa's Financial Markets
In this episode of the Financing Africa’s Future podcast, Joy Kendi, Associate, Programmes, Financial Markets at FSD Africa, joins Kaara Wainaina, Acting…
Financing Africa’s FutureFinancial markets that meet Africa’s needs
In this episode of the Financing Africa’s Future podcast, we are joined by Jemima Gathumi, Lead, Programmes, Financial Markets at FSD Africa, for an in-depth…
Financing Africa’s FutureThe Role of Policy Reform in Deepening African Financial Markets
In this episode of the Financing Africa’s Future podcast, we explore the critical role of policy reform in strengthening Africa’s financial markets. Mary…
Financing Africa’s FutureAfrican Financial Markets | Financing Africa’s Future Podcast
In this episode of the Financing Africa’s Future podcast, Evans Osano, Chief Financial Markets Officer, FSD Africa, offers his perspective on the state of…
Financing Africa’s FutureThe State of Carbon Markets in Africa | Financing Africa’s Future Podcast
Episode 1 | Financing Africa’s Future Podcast In the very first episode of the Financing Africa’s Future podcast, host Kaara Wainaina speaks with Reshma Shah…