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Third Sustainable Capital Markets Conference 2026

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Making Finance Work for Africa’s Future

Financing Africa's Future Podcast

Latest Updates

17 Sep 2026 Press release 6 min read

FSD Africa launches manager finance facility to unlock capital for local investment and growth businesses

Nairobi & Lagos, 17 September 2026 – FSD Africa today launched the Manager Finance Facility (MFF), a new initiative designed to…

16 Sep 2026 Press release 4 min read

African capital market leaders convene in Nairobi to help unlock US$4 trillion in domestic capital for development and climate resilience

Nairobi, 15 September 2026 – More than 300 policymakers, regulators, institutional investors, development finance leaders and market practitioners from over…

5 Aug 2026 Press release 4 min read

“RAIZ Mozambique”, a new programme to finance small and growing businesses in Mozambique is launched

Maputo 5th August: The regional specialist financial sector development agency, FSD Africa, funded by the UK Government, launched a new…

How We Work

We aim to strengthen the financial system from end to end, by working in four core areas: Adaptation & Resilience, Early-Stage Finance, Financial Markets, and Investments.

Centres of Expertise

Our cross-cutting Centres of Expertise help to drive delivery and thought leadership in areas of the green economy where our interventions can have the greatest impact.

Carbon Markets

We help to develop carbon markets in Africa by strengthening policies, building infrastructure, and increasing the capacity of financial stakeholders to invest in carbon projects.

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Nature

We boost investment in Africa’s natural environment by co-developing investable projects, creating measurement frameworks, and convening partners to drive action on biodiversity and natural capital.

Gender

We promote gender equality to boost the sustainable development of the continent as a whole, by advancing women’s leadership in the financial sector and channelling capital to women-led businesses.

Impact

(2012-2024)

amount of long-term capital crowded in as a result of FSD Africa interventions
12:1
value for money ratio (every £1 disbursed by FSD Africa crowded in £12 of additional investment)

individuals with improved access to financial services

individuals with improved access to basic services
jobs created and/or protected/supported
number of regulations, policies, investment guidelines and master plans developed or refined
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(2025-2030)

capital mobilised or catalysed
amount channelled towards adaptation initiatives
20:1
value for money ratio (£20 of additional investment crowded in for every £1 disbursed)
number of people reached to improve their adaptability and resilience
people with improved access to basic services
jobs created, protected and supported
additional energy capacity added or enabled
number of transactions supported
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