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Nearly nine in ten Africans in the UK say they have been turned down for a mortgage

The majority (87%) of Africans living and working in the UK have been turned down for a mortgage because of circumstances relating to the fact that they are a foreign national, according to research of 500 UK-based African diaspora by specialist lender Afin Bank. The research found the main reasons African borrowers were refused a mortgage included: Almost half (48%) said they were turned down because of their visa status Two out of five (41%)…

EAAIF Completes $325M Debt raise to Accelerate Emerging Market Infrastructure

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London (Capital Markets in Africa): The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has successfully raised $325 million in new debt facilities, bringing recent commitments to $620 million and exceeding the Fund’s $500 million target ahead of schedule. The debt raise cements EAAIF’s position as the go-to partner for investors to access scalable, and untapped opportunities in the emerging market infrastructure debt asset class, through…

AFSIC connections unlocked key funding for the Africa College Foundation to provide education for youth in Africa

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AFSIC – Investing in Africa PRESS RELEASE Contact Information: Olivia Attenborough, Head of Digital Strategy, olivia Release Date: 20 May 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFSIC connections unlocked key funding for the Africa College Foundation to provide education for youth in Africa Africa College Foundation (ACF) is empowering African youth for a brighter future. A UK-based charity, headquartered in South Africa, ACF advocates that education has the power to transform individual lives and safeguard our collective…

US economic uncertainty to spark boom in UK real estate investing

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By Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners As Trump’s economic agenda resurfaces rooted in protectionism, tariffs, and “America First” rhetoric, markets are experiencing renewed and significant volatility. While the goal may be to repatriate jobs and capital, the reality could mirror his first term: supply chain disruption, retaliatory tariffs, inflation, and ultimately, a loss of investor confidence. The resulting uncertainty is likely to trigger another wave of capital flight, as global investors seek…

East Africa’s Real Estate Market Primed for Those Who Know It Best

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By Sandile Mpanza, Head of Commercial Property Finance Africa Region at Absa CIB In 2023, a financing deal quietly redrew the boundaries of East Africa’s real estate playbook. Acorn Holdings Limited secured KES 6.7 billion from Absa Group and Absa Bank Kenya to develop ten purpose-built student accommodation sites across Nairobi. On paper, it was a domestic transaction. In substance, it marked three precedents: the first time a development Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) had…

AVCA’S Fifth VC Summit Spotlights: Resilience, Scale and Bankability

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Lagos, Nigeria—30 April 2025—The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) hosted its fifth Venture Capital (VC) Summit yesterday. The summit forms part of the industry association’s 21st Annual AVCA Conference week, held in Lagos until 2 May. The global gathering brings early-stage and venture capital investors, corporate venture arms, founders, entrepreneurs, and accelerators together to discuss new trends and plot the rise of Africa’s venture capital landscape. Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, CEO of AVCA, opened the Summit by…

Commodities Weekly – Framing tariff-induced stagflation risks

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LONDON, Capital Markets in Africa – President Trump has imposed towering tariffs on all countries. These tariffs have a distinctly stagflationary flavour. They push up import prices that then pass through into higher consumer goods prices and inflation – acting as a tax on spending and, thus, creating a corresponding drag on economic growth. In such a textbook stagflationary environment as today, a portfolio allocation to commodities – as real physical assets – have historically…

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