Private Equity, Crowdfunding, Business Angels or financial innovations: how to finance a company in the DRC?
July 25, 2020 · Christian
Webinar of Saturday 25 July 2020
Speakers:
- Félix Edoh K. AMENOUNVE, President, African Securities Exchanges Association;
- André WAMESO, Roving Ambassador of the President of the DR Congo;
- Kadi Fadiga C., Chief Executive Officer, SGI Hudson & Cie;
- Ezéchiel BIDUAYA, Chief Executive Officer, OPEC DRC;
- Sandra Antounes, Head of new investments for southern Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Moderation:
- Baraka KABEMBA, Partner EY Consulting, Ernst & Young DRC;
- Teza BILA, Managing Director, Associate Congo-Invest Consulting;
- Serge MASSAMBA, Director, Cofina Group.
Overall, the objective of this webinar was to listen to the invited experts in order to examine the various solutions to the problem of financing African SMEs in general and Congolese ones in particular. To this end, the day's discussions were essentially structured around five points, namely: (i) an overview of SMEs in the DRC; (ii) capital markets; (iii) support mechanisms for SMEs in the DRC; (iv) the IFC and SME financing; and (v) conclusion and main recommendations.
