Episode 2: Africa’s Funding Conundrum

COVID-19 has not only brought the financial challenges facing the world to the forefront of everyone’s minds, but has shed a particular lens to the dire situation many African economies and companies face. Already we have seen high debt levels, now exacerbated by commodity price declines, currency woes and investor flight to safe haven assets; Africa perhaps faces a credit crisis of epic proportions. In the first instalment, Invest Africa Insight’s ‘Africa’s Funding Conundrum?’ webinar series provided the view from the international investment community. In this webinar we will continue the conversation but feature industry leaders from African institutions on how they will address the financing requirements, liquidity support and credit available to the continent. Globally we see central banks and governments alike flooding their economies with unprecedented levels of support and stimulus; will Africa benefit or be left to its own designs? Thank you to to our moderator, Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director, Africa Finance Corporation and to our panellists: Edward Marlow, Managing Director, Global Markets, Credit Suisse, Lesley Ndlovu, CEO, African Risk Capacity, Mervyn Shanmugam, CEO Alternatives, Sanlam Investments and Anita Yadav, Partner, Aspire Cap and Founding Board Member of The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association.