{"id":93296,"date":"2025-11-03T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:45:51","slug":"infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure: from Foreign Loans to Domestic Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Africa needs between $100 to $150 billion per year to close its infrastructure gap. Economic growth on the continent over the years has fueled demand for even more infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Most of Africa\u2019s critical infrastructure sectors \u2013 electricity, roads, internet, and water – remain relatively underdeveloped. The World Bank estimates that closing the continent\u2019s infrastructure gap could increase growth rates by up to 2% per year.<\/p>\n

African governments have mostly relied on debt and aid to fund infrastructure. But with lenders and donors fatigued, attention is turning to underutilized domestic capital.<\/p>\n

According to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa has $4 trillion in domestic capital that can be channeled into infrastructure, with pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds holding over $1.1 trillion alone.<\/p>\n

With this information, African leaders, policymakers, financiers and investors gathered in Luanda, Angola this week for the III Financing Summit for Africa\u2019s Infrastructure Development.<\/p>\n

Trevor Lwere<\/b>, an economist at Development Reimagined joins the show to discuss where African countries can look to turn domestic capital into actual transport corridors and energy grids.<\/p>\n

South Africa eyes ASEAN’s $3.5 trillion market<\/b><\/p>\n

The 30% levy slapped on South African exports by the U.S. is the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. To try and offset the impact, President Cyril Ramaphosa headed to Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia in search of alternative markets.<\/p>\n

South Africa’s central bank has warned that the U.S. tariff could cost as many as 100,000 jobs.<\/p>\n

Real estate: Egyptian youth squeezed out of homeownership<\/b><\/p>\n

Facing high land prices and expensive bank loans, developers in Egypt are pricing their properties beyond the reach of many. Young workers have especially been affected. With their entry-level salaries, they are unable to raise the down payments required to buy houses.<\/p>\n

As a result, more than 10 million housing units remain vacant.
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