Financial Markets Indaba

17/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, led by its Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Aisha Rimi, reaffirmed Nigeria’s position as one of Africa’s leading investment destinations, highlighting the country’s ongoing economic reforms and commitment to creating a competitive, transparent, and investor-friendly business environment. She outlined the Commission’s central role in facilitating investment, improving the ease of doing business, and supporting sustainable economic growth through policies designed to attract both domestic and international capital.

Mrs. Rimi emphasised that infrastructure and energy remain at the heart of Nigeria’s long-term development strategy, presenting significant opportunities across power generation, renewable energy, transport, logistics, manufacturing, digital infrastructure, and industrial development. She underscored NIPC’s commitment to strengthening public-private partnerships, enhancing project bankability, streamlining investment facilitation, and connecting global investors with high-impact projects capable of accelerating economic transformation, job creation, and inclusive growth across Nigeria.

16/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

CBZ Holdings Limited Group CEO, Lawrence Nyazema highlighted the groups growing track record in infrastructure finance, structured transactions and capital markets.

He showcased several strategic transactions demonstrating its ability to mobilise capital across multiple sectors, including project finance syndications for the mining sector, capital market development initiatives through the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), and strategic infrastructure partnerships supporting agriculture and regional supply chains.

These mandates reinforce CBZ Holdings' position as Zimbabwe's leading financial institution for infrastructure financing and capital mobilisation.

CBZ Holdings Limited is Zimbabwe's leading integrated financial services group, providing banking, insurance, investments & advisory services

16/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

CBZ Holdings Limited reaffirmed its position as Zimbabwe's leading infrastructure financing partner as the Group Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Nyazema presented a compelling investment case for Zimbabwe and outlined practical mechanisms for mobilising private capital into strategic infrastructure projects.

A key highlight of the presentation was the US$600 million Infrastructure Bond, one of Zimbabwe's most significant planned infrastructure financing initiatives. The proposed transaction will support the rehabilitation and modernisation of Zimbabwe's national road network, particularly along the strategically important North-South Corridor and Beira Corridor, two critical transport routes that facilitate regional trade, logistics and economic integration across Southern Africa.

15/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

AIEC placed a strong emphasis on practical solutions for mobilising long-term institutional and private capital into African infrastructure.

Panel discussions focused on the investment conditions needed to move projects from concept to financial close, with particular attention to project bankability, credit enhancement, blended finance, de-risking mechanisms, domestic institutional capital, pension fund participation and innovative financing structures. Moving beyond high-level policy discussions, the sessions identified practical approaches to strengthening investor confidence and accelerating the delivery of bankable infrastructure projects.

A dedicated panel on Africa’s energy transition explored opportunities to scale renewable energy, distributed generation, regional power trading, commercial and industrial energy solutions, public-private partnerships and integrated utility models that can expand reliable, sustainable energy access while attracting greater private sector investment.

AIEC was deliberately structured as an investment mobilisation platform designed to deliver lasting outcomes beyond the conference. Through curated investor engagement before, during and after the event, Financial Markets Indaba fostered ongoing collaboration, project refinement, transaction development and the formation of long-term investment partnerships.

14/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

One of the conference’s defining features was its emphasis on practical solutions for mobilising long-term institutional and private capital into African infrastructure.

AIEC demonstrated that Africa's infrastructure ambitions can be advanced through stronger partnerships, improved project preparation and ...

14/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

Unlike conventional conferences, AIEC was deliberately structured as a capital mobilisation platform. The programme combined two complementary formats over the two days: an exclusive Investor Roundtable focused on project preparation, legal structuring, bankability, blended finance and investor engagement, followed by a plenary conference featuring keynote addresses, country investment presentations, high-level panel discussions and sector-specific investment opportunities. Throughout both days, pre-arranged B2B meetings connected African project sponsors directly with institutional investors, DFIs, commercial banks, legal advisers and strategic partners, ensuring discussions were centred on investment ex*****on rather than dialogue alone.

Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference 2026 convenes in London, bringing African sponsors and global investors together to advance bankable infrastructure and energy projects toward financial

14/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba successfully hosted the Africa Infrastructure & Energy Conference (AIEC), bringing together senior government officials, ambassadors, development finance institutions, institutional investors, commercial banks, project developers, regulators, infrastructure specialists and global capital providers under the theme, “Mobilising Private Capital for Africa’s Infrastructure & Energy.” The conference combined high-level policy dialogue with investor engagement, country investment presentations, project showcases and sector-focused discussions to accelerate investment into Africa’s infrastructure and energy sectors.

AIEC Investment Roundtable Presentations and Closed-Door B2B Meetings formed the cornerstone of the conference, reinforcing AIEC’s role as a capital mobilisation platform rather than a traditional industry event. Through exclusive investment roundtable presentations and carefully curated pre-arranged B2B meetings, African governments, project sponsors and state-owned enterprises engaged directly with institutional investors, development finance institutions, commercial banks, legal advisers and strategic partners to present investment-ready projects, discuss project bankability, financing structures, blended finance solutions and risk mitigation, while building strategic partnerships aimed at accelerating investment decisions, advancing projects towards financial close and mobilising private capital for Africa’s infrastructure and energy development.

07/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

Speaker - Simba Chinyemba, Chief Investment Officer, Mutapa Investment Fund

Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) is Zimbabwe’s sovereign wealth fund and principal state investment vehicle, responsible for managing and optimising strategic national assets across key sectors of the economy. With a mandate focused on long-term value creation, commercial sustainability, and economic transformation, the Fund plays a central role in mobilising capital and strengthening governance across infrastructure, energy, transport, mining, telecommunications, logistics, and industrial enterprises.

MIF works to unlock investment opportunities through strategic partnerships with the private sector, institutional investors, development finance institutions, and international capital providers. As the shareholder of several strategic state-owned enterprises, including those operating in the power, transport and logistics sectors, the Fund is actively advancing initiatives that enhance energy security, modernise critical infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and attract private investment into commercially viable projects.

For more information and registration details, visit the event link - https://www.indabaafrica.com/aiec-london/

06/07/2026

Financial Markets Indaba: Africa Infrastructure and Energy Conference - London

Speaker - Victor Mashoko, Head - Structured Trade Finance, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Victor leads the structuring and delivery of innovative trade finance solutions that facilitate strategic transactions across Africa. He has extensive expertise in structured trade finance, commodity finance, risk mitigation, and cross-border financing, working with governments, financial institutions, and the private sector to develop and finance bankable projects.

As Africa’s premier multilateral trade finance institution, Afreximbank is a driving force behind the mobilisation of capital for trade, infrastructure, energy, industrialisation, and regional integration. As one of the continent’s largest development finance institutions, the Bank brings world-class capabilities in project finance, structured trade finance, guarantees, syndicated lending, and blended finance, helping to unlock private investment, mitigate project risks, and accelerate the delivery of transformative infrastructure and energy projects across Africa.

For more information and registration details, visit event link - https://www.indabaafrica.com/aiec-london/

03/07/2026

On the sidelines of the Africa Infrastructure & Energy Conference, Financial Markets Indaba in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Embassy in the United Kingdom will host a dedicated Zimbabwe Investment Roundtable which will bring together senior government officials, project sponsors and investors to explore investment opportunities across Zimbabwe’s infrastructure and energy sectors.

The engagements will be aimed at accelerating the mobilisation of private capital into investment-ready projects. The roundtable will focus on identify practical mechanisms for connecting Zimbabwe’s infrastructure and energy pipeline with global financial markets, creating a clear pathway for investment, financing, technical partnerships, and long-term project delivery.

For more information and registration details visit the event link - https://www.indabaafrica.com/aiec-london/