Capturing Africa’s elusive diaspora dollar: Is it time for a Pan-African investment pitch?
As Kenya hopes to raise up to $500m from diaspora bonds by 2026, should past performance of national diaspora bonds on the continent cause concern? AFIS explores if cross-border coordination to market Pan-African projects rather than national infrastructure projects, could help states attract capital from a group that has not yet fully bought into African […]
African pension funds: The new driving force to finance infrastructure?
Speakers at the Africa Financial Industry Summit’s fourth webinar identify the missing pieces for pension funds to bankroll more of the continent’s infrastructure needs and plug gaps left by the withdrawal of foreign capital. By Kingsley Kobo Africa’s pension fund sector has grown significantly over the past decade and a half, driven by an increasing […]
Strengthening Africa’s emerging pension fund sector
Register Google agenda African pension funds could be pivotal to the continent’s development and plug gaps left by the withdrawal of foreign capital. The sector has been proliferating with assets under management in Nigeria rising almost tenfold since 2006 to $33bn. More privately managed pension funds targeting Africa’s middle class are also emerging through a […]