AFC to Spotlight African Institutional Savings at 5th Country Symposium.

Tuesday 8th April 2025

Delegates gather at the 5th AFC Country & Stakeholder Symposium, themed “Making Africa’s Institutional Savings Work Better for the Continent,” to explore solutions for mobilising domestic capital for sustainable development.

By inAfrika Reporter

Africa Finance Corporation will host the fifth edition of its Country & Stakeholder Symposium on April 8, 2025, with a focus on a theme that resonates across the continent: “Making Africa’s Institutional Savings Work Better for the Continent.” The symposium is expected to highlight how Africa can better harness its own capital reserves to fund long-term development.

As the continent continues to face a widening infrastructure financing gap, leveraging domestic institutional savings has become more urgent than ever. AFC intends to explore practical avenues for redirecting this untapped capital into impactful, return-generating projects that align with national development agendas. Through its capital mobilization experience and expertise in financial structuring, AFC will present innovative models that can attract institutional investors while maintaining safeguards for savers.

The event will gather key figures from both the public and private sectors. Topics to be discussed include regulatory improvements necessary for mobilizing domestic capital, the development of new financial instruments, and strategic investment practices to sustain long-term growth. The symposium is also a platform to emphasize the importance of African-led solutions to African challenges by utilizing homegrown financial power to catalyze progress in infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, and more.