The Angola Capital Markets Commission reported on its participation in the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) 2025 in Casablanca, where Executive Administrator Vasco Januário represented Angola’s Minister of Finance and discussed how capital markets can support exits from private equity and venture capital investments. AFIS 2025, organised by Jeune Afrique Media Group and co-organised by the International Finance Corporation, focused on global economic challenges and building a sustainable African financial sector amid inflation, liquidity pressures and SME financing constraints. Speaking on the panel “From business to listing: preparing private equity exits through capital markets”, Januário pointed to venture capital funds as a key channel for investment in private companies and noted that Angola’s venture capital industry has around USD 65 million in assets under management, arguing that market conditions are developing to make IPOs a credible and competitive exit option alongside trade sales and secondary transactions. The Commission positioned the participation as part of strengthening its institutional presence in international forums and supporting experience-sharing across regional markets.