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Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa
by Silas
Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa (MSCD Africa) is a podcast exploring how markets actually work, how capital moves, and why development efforts in Africa succeed, fail, or stall in between. Through calm, grounded conversations and practical analysis, the podcast examines infrastructure, development finance, policy design, and investment realities from within the African context.
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From Capital Gap to Asset Financing: Reframing the SME Debate
In this inaugural episode of MSCD Africa, we interrogate the dominant “capital gap” narrative surrounding African SMEs.Is the real problem truly a shortage of capital — or is it structural?We examine:Why capital exists but does not flowThe mispricing of risk in SME asset financingMonitoring lag and enforcement frictionWhy asset-backed lending fails in informal market environmentsWhat must change in how we design SME financeThis episode reframes the debate from capital scarcity to risk architecture and institutional design.MSCD Africa focuses on diagnosing structural economic problems before prescribing solutions.
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Episode 0: Why Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa
This is a short introduction to Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa.I talk about why I started this podcast, what kinds of conversations we’ll be having, and who this is for.The goal is simple: to understand how markets actually work in Africa, how capital really moves, and why many development and investment efforts succeed, stall, or fail.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa (MSCD Africa) is a podcast exploring how markets actually work, how capital moves, and why development efforts in Africa succeed, fail, or stall in between. Through calm, grounded conversations and practical analysis, the podcast examines infrastructure, development finance, policy design, and investment realities from within the African context.
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Silas
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Market Systems, Capital & Development Africa (MSCD Africa) is a podcast exploring how markets actually work, how capital moves, and why development efforts in Africa succeed, fail, or stall in between. Through calm, grounded conversations and practical analysis, the podcast examines infrastructure,...
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