EBID Announces Institutional Sponsorship of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) 2025

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is pleased to announce its role as Institutional sponsor of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) 2025, taking place on 3-4 November 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco. The Summit will convene over 1,000 leaders drawn from banking, insurance, fintech, capital markets, mobile money, policymaking, and regulation for two days of high-level conferences, debates, and networking.

As an Institutional Partner, EBID is proud to support this leading platform dedicated to advancing financial inclusion and fostering the emergence of an integrated, pan-African financial services industry. EBID's partnership underscores the Bank's commitment to catalyzing sustainable, inclusive growth through innovative financing solutions across West Africa and the continent at large.

Highlighting EBID's engagement at AFIS 2025, Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID, will speak on the theme: "Green, Social and Blue Bonds and Green Sukuk: Building Africa's Climate Finance Toolbox." The session will examine how innovative financing instruments can mobilise scalable capital for climate mitigation and adaptation, strengthen resilience, and drive inclusive development outcomes across Africa.

Speaking engagement details:

- Date and time: 4 November 2025 at 4:00 PM

- Location: Casablanca, Morocco

- Topic: Green, Social and Blue Bonds and Green Sukuk: Building Africa's Climate Finance Toolbox

Commenting on EBID's partnership with AFIS, Dr. Donkor noted that "the mission of EBID is to convert capital into roads, jobs, energy, and hope. With a portfolio of $1.67 billion, we have devoted 86% of our investments to sustainable projects in the sub-region, because we believe that profit should never come at the expense of development. Given that AFIS's mission is to build a more inclusive and robust pan-African financial services sector, we believe that our partnership will serve this cause".

EBID invites investors, financial sector stakeholders, media, and the public to join the conversation at AFIS 2025 and to engage with the Bank's leadership on pathways to scale climate-smart, inclusive finance across the continent.