Tag: African Capital
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African Finance vs Western Finance: Why Africa Must Reclaim Its Own Model
For centuries, African economies functioned without modern banks, interest rates, or rigid collateral systems. Trade routes linked West Africa to North Africa and the Middle East. The trans-Saharan trade thrived on trust, reputation, and shared risk. In East Africa, Indian Ocean trade connected African merchants to Arabia and Asia through partnership-based commerce. Capital moved through…
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Africa Has the Capital. The System Is the Problem
Across the continent, domestic institutional capital held by pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and development banks exceed $1.1 trillion. According to the Africa Finance Corporation, this pool is expected to grow significantly over the coming decades. Pension funds alone manage roughly $455 billion. Yet only a very small share of this capital flows to small and medium-sized enterprises…
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Moneda Invest Celebrates 10 Years, Launches “Africa Funds Africa” to Remobilize Capital for the Continent’s Real Economy
Moneda Invest, a leading pan-African alternative credit provider, has marked its 10th anniversary with the launch of “Africa Funds Africa” (AFA), a bold initiative aimed at mobilizing African capital to finance the continent’s real economy. The announcement was made during the company’s 10 Over 10 anniversary event, highlighting a decade of financing, empowering, and scaling…