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Our CEO, Chinua Azubike, along with our Head of Origination and Structuring, Chido Onyilimba, and Vice President of Credit Risk and Portfolio Management, Bolatije Odunewu, recently attended the CEO Forum of African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), hosted by the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AIAFD / AADFI) in Mauritius. This year’s forum centered around the theme, “Sustainable Development Finance in Africa: Perspectives into the Future.” The event brought together leaders from DFIs across the continent to discuss and collaborate on crucial topics, including strategies for mobilizing resources for development projects and the key role of DFIs in building Africa’s bankable infrastructure pipeline. With a focus on fostering sustainable growth across Africa, the forum provided a valuable platform for networking and engaging with other DFIs on areas of shared interest and mutual objectives. InfraCredit was represented by our CEO in a panel titled “Development Finance in Africa: Towards a Paradigm Shift,” addressing the urgent need to evolve Africa’s development finance landscape. The discussion emphasized the importance of moving away from traditional, aid-dependent models and instead adopting innovative, Africa-centric funding approaches. Our CEO highlighted how risk perceptions around the continent’s development projects are often overstated, challenging this narrative by showcasing InfraCredit’s pioneering role in changing perceptions through innovative financing solutions, funding models, and knowledge exchange initiatives. He shared insights into how InfraCredit’s support for infrastructure projects offers a replicable model for transforming Africa’s development finance sector and creating sustainable value.

InfraCredit is looking to hire a Clean Energy Technical Analyst, to join the team in Lagos, Nigeria. Passionate about sustainability and making an impact? We would like to hear from you. http://bit.ly/4fzpE95 #ImpactInvesting #InfraCredit

Our Head of Credit Risk, Chidi Mike-Eneh, participated in the two-day FSD Africa Sustainable Capital Markets Conference, themed "Catalysing Africa's Growth through Capital Markets," at the Radisson Blu Upper Hill Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Yesterday, he joined a panel titled "Assessing the Role of Market Infrastructure and De-risking Opportunities in Deepening Africa’s Capital Market: Leveraging De-risking Mechanisms.” This discussion centered on the essential role of de-risking strategies in expanding African capital markets, especially by making projects more attractive to institutional investors. Panelists examined replicable de-risking models, particularly the impact of credit enhancements, such as guarantees, and the value of technical assistance in project preparation, that collectively mitigate risks, build investor confidence, and create more favorable conditions for long-term investment. InfraCredit’s approach promotes financial inclusion by enabling first-time borrowers and new entities to access long-term capital. This is achieved particularly through catalytic risk-sharing and warehousing facilities, such as the InfraCredit's Risk Sharing Backstop Facility (RSBF) and the Construction Finance Warehouse Facility (CFWF). The RSBF is a first-of-its-kind facility supported by FSD Africa with a £10 million commitment to fund early-stage, climate-aligned projects, while the CFWF, backed by the NSIA: Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority with a NGN10 billion investment, is enabling project developers access construction finance on a sustainable basis on the back of InfraCredit’s guarantee. Picture(L-R): Chidi Mike-Eneh, Head, Credit Risk, InfraCredit, Daniel Wilcox, Economic Counsellor and Head of Prosperity and Climate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Anne-Marie Chidzero, CIO, Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) Investments, Christopher Olobo, CEO, Dhamana Guarantee Company, GEORGE DAVID ALLOTEY, Chief Investment Officer, Stanbic Investment Management Services.

Our CEO, Chinua Azubike is at the ongoing CEO Forum of African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) organised by AIAFD / AADFI, themed "Sustainable Development Finance in Africa: Perspectives into the Future”, holding in Mauritius. He spoke in a panel discussion this morning titled "Development Finance in Africa: Towards a Paradigm Shift”, a discussion which addressed the need to transform Africa’s development finance landscape, moving away from traditional approaches reliant on aid, donor-driven agendas, and top-down initiatives, which have not delivered expected development outcomes. The discussion explored the necessity for a paradigm shift toward innovative funding models and instruments for African development projects, emphasizing financing solutions that meet the continent’s unique needs. Panel Moderator: Frank Nyabundege, Managing Director of Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Ltd and AIAFD / AADFI Regional Representative for East Africa. Other Panelists: Admassu Tadesse, Group President & Managing Director, Trade and Development Bank Group - TDB Group Patricia Ojangole, Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank Ltd / 1st Vice Chairperson AIAFD / AADFI #OlasupoOlusi, Managing Director, Bank of Industry Limited, Nigeria. Boitumelo Mosako, Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Kevin Ramkaloan, Chief Executive Officer, Business Mauritius

InfraCredit is looking to hire a Senior Associate, Credit Risk and Portfolio Management, to join the team in Lagos, Nigeria. Passionate about sustainability and making an impact? We would like to hear from you. https://bit.ly/40PuZFh #ImpactInvesting #InfraCredit

InfraCredit is looking to hire a Senior Strategy and Client Coverage Advisor , to join the team in Lagos, Nigeria. Passionate about sustainability and making an impact? We would like to hear from you. https://bit.ly/3YNFXtm #ImpactInvesting #InfraCredit

Two trillion dollars—that’s the estimated amount of private domestic capital available within Africa's #FinancialEcosystem, held across #pension funds, #insurance firms, and other institutional investment vehicles. This financial potential holds the promise to define Africa’s future. By tapping into domestic resources, Africa could be more self-reliant in funding her growth agenda. But how exactly does it do that? Here is Chinua Azubike, Managing Director and CEO of InfraCredit who spoke in our panel “Financing the frontier: Mobilising private finance across the capital continuum” We are proud to have sponsored AFSIC - Investing in Africa, a premier African investment conference, and joined leaders, investors, and visionaries in exploring and hastening investment across the continent. Stay informed about our latest events by subscribing to our newsletter:https://lnkd.in/ef9WFKK4 -- #MakingFinanceWork #SustainableFinance #ImpactInvesting #InvestInAfrica -- Mark Napier, Evans Osano, DBA, Kelvin Massingham, Kevin Munjal, Juliet Munro, Elias Omondi, Dorothy Maseke ,CFIRM, Mary M. Njuguna, Reshma Shah, Kaara Wainaina, Wanjiru Kamau, Angellah Khamala, Cynthia Burudi, Stephen Bevan, Zee de Gersigny, May Yego, Jonathan Israel.

At the recent panel session at the African Energy AIX Power and Renewables, on "Financing Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Investor Outlook for 2024," Ojuru Adeniji, Vice President in our Origination and Structuring Unit, shared insights alongside experts from commercial banks and other investor groups. The panel addressed evolving investor perspectives, updates on blended finance initiatives, and emerging funds, presenting 2024’s financing landscape. Discussions emphasized the urgent need to mobilize domestic investment to scale DRE projects that can catalyze sustainable growth across Africa. Ojuru also shared perspectives on Nigeria’s energy sector, discussing key risks and mitigants within the Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) space as well as spoke to strategies, models, and valuable lessons from InfraCredit’s Clean Energy Funding Programme, designed to attract local financing for DRE projects—strengthening the sector’s resilience and driving forward the clean energy transition in Nigeria. Co-Panelists: (L_R) Orli Arav, Managing Director, EMFin Advisory, Rentia van Tonder, Head: Power, Standard Bank Group, Benjamin Hugues, Investment Director and REPP Lead, Camco, Yann Tanvez, Senior Investment Officer - Infrastructure, Africa, IFC - International Finance Corporation, Susan Smith, Vice President, Concessional Finance Solutions, Odyssey Energy Solutions, Jules Samain, MBA , Managing Director, Energy Access for the Hardest-to-Reach, Acumen–Debt Fund.