PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION Nairobi, 9th May 2017 – Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) and KfW Development Bank announce that they have agreed terms under which FSD Africa will invest £15.3 million in the African Local Currency Bond Fund...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), insurance markets are yet to fully develop. Despite a population of over 1 billion people, there are only an estimated 60 million risks covered and total premiums for life and non-life insurance accounted for only 1.4% of the global insurance...
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations are complex issues that require concerted action across all market participants; including banks, supervisory authorities, payment schemes and the international community. They all have a role to play...
Nairobi, Friday 31st March 2017 – The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in conjunction with the FMO – Dutch Development Bank and the International...
Over the last decade, insurance markets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have grown from 4.5 million risks covered to more than 60 million risks covered today. However, according to a report published today by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in partnership with...
Leasing sectors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are active, but rarely offer products to farmers or small and medium enterprises involved in agriculture, according to a new report published today by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in partnership with Nathan...
Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is reducing, but the concentration of extreme poverty in fragile states is likely to increase, according to a new report published today by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa in partnership with Mercy Corps. The report concludes...
East Africa is emerging as a hub for crowdfunding. However, there are no specific, bespoke regulations, or policies governing crowdfunding in East or South Africa, according to a new report published today by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in...
In June 2015, FSD Africa embarked on an ambitious exercise – to examine the ‘art of financial market facilitation’ in greater focus. Today, the ‘making markets work for the poor’ approach (otherwise known as M4P or market facilitation) is a relatively...
Thursday 14th July 2016, Nairobi — Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSDK), in partnership with FSD Africa and the Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI), held a graduation ceremony at the Serena Hotel for the Digitisation of Government Payments Task Force, who...
