Small and growing businesses are the backbone of economies in frontier markets across Africa. They create jobs, strengthen local supply chains and spark innovation. Despite their critical role, these businesses face a $330 billion funding gap – this can hold back entrepreneurship and slow economic development. 
 
A new Foundations of Growth publication from the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) explores how locally managed SME investment funds can help close this gap, and the ways development finance institutions (DFIs) and impact investors can work with them. 
 
Join us on Thursday 13 November, as we dig deeper into some of the findings of the report. You'll hear from the report's authors - Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P) and the Collaborative for Frontier Finance (CFF) - as well as representatives from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and ARIA.

This event took place on 13 November 2025. You can watch a recording of the webinar here.