{
  "id": 7613472,
  "title": "African leaders seek to unlock $4tn for development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/african-leaders-seek-to-unlock-4tn-for-development",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:46:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital Business",
    "slug": "capital-business",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/african-leaders-seek-to-unlock-4tn-for-development/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 300 policymakers, regulators, investors and development finance leaders from more than 20 African countries are convening in Nairobi for the third Sustainable Capital Markets Conference. The event aims to explore methods to channel more domestic capital into development and climate projects. African institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurers, banks, and sovereign wealth funds, oversee an estimated $4 trillion in assets, yet only 2.7% of these funds are directed towards infrastructure and other productive sectors.\n\nThe conference will concentrate on increasing this investment in infrastructure, energy, climate resilience, businesses, and job-creating industries as foreign funding dwindles and governments grapple with escalating debt expenses. FSD Africa notes that African domestic equity markets have expanded 27-fold since 2000, reaching $561 billion. However, Africa's participation in global capital market activity has diminished.\n\nAmong the key topics under discussion are sustainable finance, blended finance, sovereign debt management, institutional investment, and novel financing models. Organizers also intend to devise an Africa Capital Markets Roadmap, detailing actions to fortify capital markets across the continent. Additionally, a separate roadmap will focus on harnessing domestic capital through public-private partnerships, regulatory enhancements, and innovative investment instruments.\n\nThe conference will also investigate ways to boost institutional investment in infrastructure, climate projects, energy transition, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and other productive sectors.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – More than 300 policymakers, regulators, investors and development finance leaders from over 20 African countries are meeting in Nairobi to explore ways of directing more…",
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  "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."
}