#AFIS2021 Coming out of isolation expanding African finance’s global footprint
#AFIS2021 Fireside Chat Un autre système financier mondial est il possible
#AFIS2021 Closing remarks
#AFIS2021 Les règles d’or de la transformation digitale
#AFIS2021 Relieving banks from the burden of non performing loans
#AFIS2021 – Fireside Chat – Conversation with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit featuring Toyin Sanni
#AFIS2021 – Fireside Chat – Conversation with Herbert Wigwe
[WEBINAR] Strengthening Africa’s emerging pension fund sector
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 shift from defined […]
[WEBINAR] Awakening affordable housing in Africa with financial innovation
Mortgages are one of the fastest growing segments in African retail banking with an estimated CAGR of 6% between 2017 and 20221. But many Africans do not qualify for mortgages or cannot afford interest rates that average 14% in sub-Saharan Africa 2 . Lenders are also cautious on offering long-term credit to the 81%3 of […]
[WEBINAR] Tearing down the barriers to SME lending in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s 40 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a finance gap of $330bn, threatening their expansion, hiring, and operating capacity. Such companies account for 90% of businesses and 60% of jobs in Africa, yet 80% receive no bank financing, especially youth and women-owned firms. Many lack the financial acumen to prepare watertight […]