FSD Africa

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FSD Africa CEO Mark Napier
SMART MONEY

FSD Africa Marks 10 Years Of Greening Financial Markets

FSD Africa, a UK Aid funded specialist development agency, on 27th March celebrated a decade of strengthening financial markets across Africa, growing economies,...

Nigel Topping
FEATURED ARTICLE

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
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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

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of the UK aid-funded financial inclusion organisation FSD Africa, has announced a $4.5million commitment to Funds set...

FEATURED ARTICLE

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

Securities regulators in Africa and Middle East have approved a joint project with Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSDA) to develop strategies to increase...