FSD Africa

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FSD Africa CEO Mark Napier
SMART MONEY

FSD Africa Marks 10 Years Of Greening Financial Markets

During this period, FSD Africa has contributed to 10.2 million people accessing financial services, invested over £50 million towards green initiatives and created...

Nigel Topping
FEATURED STORY

Former Climate Action Champion Nigel Topping Joins FSD Africa As Senior Climate Adviser

Nigel Topping, until recently the UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion, will be join FSD Africa as a senior climate advisor. Nigel was appointed...

FSD-Africa
FEATURED STORY

FSD Africa Investments Joins 2X Collaborative

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of FSD Africa has joined the 2X Collaborative. Launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum 2021...

Ethiopian Securities Exchange
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Creation Of Ethiopian Securities Exchange Now A Step Closer

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, the Ethiopian Investment Holdings and FSD Africa have signed a cooperation agreement to establish the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). Once...

Dr. Frannie Léautier
BUSINESS

FSD Africa Makes Major Board Changes, Appoints New Chair

FSD Africa has announced major changes to its Board with the appointment of a new Chair and three new non-executive directors. Frannie Léautier,...

FSDAi’s funding, the first external equity investment in IMFact, comes at a critical time, with Covid-19 having placed undue pressure on MSMEs in many sectors, most notably in the healthcare sector.
BUSINESSECONOMY

FSD Africa Injects Ksh450 Million Into Kenya’s First Factoring Fintech

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, has announced a £3 million (Ksh449 million) investment into IMFact, an expanding fintech...

Olkaria Geothermal Fields.
BUSINESS

Underwriting Facility Set To Energise Geothermal Development In Kenya, Ethiopia

FSD Africa and Parhelion have announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind underwriting facility, backed by East African insurers, to de-risk early-stage development of...

FSD Africa funding
ENTERPRISE 101

FSD Africa Investments Commits $4.5 Million to Support MSMEs

Lendable is a fintech startup which provides structured finance to alterative lenders in frontier and emerging markets.

FEATURED STORY

Africa, Middle East security regulators agree to collaborate to increase listing

Regional members acknowledged that the demand for sustainable assets also provided a platform to use sustainable issuances to fast track wider market structure...