{
  "id": 18465840,
  "title": "Africa Must Move Beyond Financial Stability to Productive Growth, Says Aig-Imoukhuede at AFIS 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/africa-must-move-beyond-financial-stability-to-productive-growth-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:48:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/06/africa-must-move-beyond-financial-stability-to-productive-growth-says-aig-imoukhuede-at-afis-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Access Holdings Plc Chairman, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has urged African central banks, financial institutions, and policymakers to shift their focus from maintaining financial stability to driving productive growth and shared prosperity on the continent. At the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) 2026 in Luanda, Angola, Aig-Imoukhuede emphasized that Africa's next phase of development should prioritize how effectively capital is mobilized and deployed, rather than solely on the volume of capital available. He highlighted the importance of translating financial stability into productive investment and improved living standards, noting that even a well-functioning banking system can fail to benefit an underperforming economy. Aig-Imoukhuede also called for the release of liquidity trapped in commercial transactions involving small and medium-sized enterprises, suggesting that businesses supplying goods and services to creditworthy buyers should be able to access financing at rates reflecting their buyers' creditworthiness. He further advocated for the mobilization of long-term domestic savings into infrastructure and real-sector investments, citing the Dangote Refinery as an example of investors' appetite for such opportunities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}