Indian Ocean Africa
Our work focuses on the Eastern coast of Africa and hinterland
Comprising of Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Botswana the area offers new economic possibilities driven by recent oil and gas discoveries and backed by Asia’s growing scale in the global economy. Abundant in resources, home to the world’s youngest workforce and crucial to resource security in and outside of the content, Indian Ocean Africa is emerging as a key gateway to the Middle East, India and the Far East.
Indian Ocean Africa offers a unique combination of macro, political, and social dynamics to investors
Considerations when investing in Indian Ocean Africa (and how we address them!)
Factors to consider include:
- Insufficient investment-ready opportunities
- High cost of doing business
- Liquidity and exit risk
We therefore strive to provide solutions to ameliorate these risk factors, through the following strategic principles
Developing an Ecosystem of experienced technical assistance providers (e.g. donors and NGOs), business developers (e.g. logistics & distribution companies) and financiers to incubate opportunities
- Leverage equity with Blended Financing (e.g. grants and subsidised loans)
- Partner with firms with strong local presence and network
- Collaborate with governments on design and implementation of development strategies and legislation
Create first generation Impact Investments to satisfy growing demand from private and public capital markets for this emerging strategy