Africa’s $4 Trillion Challenge Is Better Deployment, AFC Says

Vehicles driving along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria.

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Africa’s infrastructure challenge is shifting from raising capital to deploying funding in projects that support trade, industry and long-term economic growth on the continent, according to the Africa Finance Corp.

The pool of domestic financial resources with banks, pension funds, insurers and sovereign institutions now stands at $4 trillion, the pan-African lender said in a report published on Thursday.