Banking and Capital Markets in Africa - Driving financial market development for growth - 03 & 04 November 2025
Roundtable on Banking and Capital Markets in Africa
Driving financial market development for growth
In-person
(By Invitation only)
Date & Mauritius Time
Monday, 03 November 2025 – 09.30 – 17.00 hrs
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 – 09.30 – 15.15 hrs
Venue: Africa Training Institute, 6th floor, Bramer house, Cybercity Ebene, Mauritius
The Regional Centre of Excellence (RCE) in collaboration with the Bank of Mauritius and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will host an in-person roundtable on Banking and Capital Markets in Africa - Driving financial market development for growth, on Monday, 03 and Tuesday, 04 November 2025. The official launch of the OECD report on Africa Capital Markets will be conducted on Monday, 03 November 2025.
The roundtable will act as a strategic platform to explore how African banks can adapt and thrive alongside growing capital markets, leveraging innovation, governance reforms, regional integration, and diversified investor bases. The discussions will reflect global financial market developments while addressing Africa’s unique challenges and opportunities in banking and capital markets development for sustainable growth.
The sessions that will be covered during the roundtable are as follows:
Day 1: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Session 1: Connecting financial markets with economic objectives
- Session 2: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for financial inclusion and capital market development in Africa
- Session 3: Unlocking the full potential of Africa’s public equity markets
- Session 4: African corporate debt markets: promoting access, regional integration and market functioning
- Session 5: The corporate governance landscape in Africa
Day 2: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
- Session 6: Sovereign debt issuance for market development
- Session 7: Asset-backed pension funds and insurance companies – benefits and foundations
- Session 8: Leveraging SOE listings to deepen capital markets
- Session 9: Financing the Climate Transition in Africa: Insights from a Regional Scenario Analysis
This roundtable will bring together senior African financial market policy makers and their counterparts from OECD countries and linking policy discussions in the region with global developments and practices.
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A feedback form will be sent to your email at the end of each event day, on Monday, 03, November 2025 and Tuesday, 04, November 2025. We would greatly appreciate your input to help us improve future events.
All data collected will be kept confidential.
Should you face any difficulty or have any query, please feel free to contact us on rce@fscmauritius.org or on (+230) 404 5652 or (+230) 404 5607 (Ext.7267).
Registration information
- Register here (Participation is restricted to Senior level officials only)
- A thank you message will appear on the page following submission of your registration.
- Deadline to register is 1st week of October 2025.
Important notes
- The 2-day roundtable is free of charge.
- Participation at the roundtable will be by invitation only.
- You will receive a confirmation email if you are eligible to attend the in-person latest by 2nd week of October 2025.
- Participants need to make their own arrangements for their travel and stay in Mauritius.
We look forward to your active participation in the roundtable.
Should you have any queries, kindly contact us either on rce@fscmauritius.org or Ms Kirti Tohul by phone on (+230) 404 5652 or (+230) 404 5607 (Ext.7253).
Full video is accessible here. You are requested to register using the form below to access the videos.
