Uxolo Indepth

AgriConnect: From Fragmented Farms to Financeable Value Chains

In this episode of Uxolo: In-Depth With, Jessica Brown speaks with Aliou Maiga, Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Africa at IFC (World Bank Group), about one of the most ambitious agricultural transformation platforms currently underway: AgriConnect.

Veronika Giusti-Keller & Alessandra Nibbio, BlueOrchard

In this special International Women’s Day edition of Uxolo: In-Depth With, Jessica Brown sits down with Veronika Giusti Keller, Head of Impact, and Alessandra Nibbio, Head of Blended Finance, at BlueOrchard.

Sebastiaan Surie, Climate Fund Managers

Uxolo spoke with Sebastiaan Surie, head of new ventures at Climate Fund Managers to explore how blended finance is driving climate infra investment in emerging markets, from resilient infra to green hydrogen via the combination of public and private capital.

Dr Khallid Khalafalla, ICIEC

In today’s episode, Dr. Khalid Khalafalla, CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Acting CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), shares his strategic vision for advancing sustainable economic growth across Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries. He discusses how ICIEC and ICD complement each other within the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, the alignment of Islamic finance with ESG principles, and the institution’s role in unlocking private capital through blended finance and innovative risk-sharing tools.

Leslie Maasdorp, British International Investment

In today’s episode, Leslie Maasdorp, CEO of British International Investment (BII), shares his strategic vision for scaling sustainable finance in frontier and emerging markets. He discusses how BII is navigating global funding cuts, recent investments in green infrastructure and digital connectivity, and the institution’s evolving approach to impact and transparency.