The Angola Ministry of Finance has published information from the Credit Guarantee Fund's 2025 report, presented by the fund's chairman Luzayadio Simba at a media briefing in Luanda. The update points to stronger operating performance, with revenues and financial intermediation results both increasing, and sets out a 19% growth forecast for 2026 alongside plans to widen support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. According to the report, revenues rose 9%, while the financial intermediation result increased 19%, equivalent to an absolute gain of AOA 250 million. Intermediation and commercialisation costs also rose, up 18% against 2024. For 2026, the fund expects growth of 19%, which it said would amount to about AOA 2 billion more than in 2024. Priorities for the current year include expanding access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, increasing the number of guarantees issued, and consolidating the fund's national role through a process it described as desregionalization. As part of that expansion, the fund plans to open a branch in Saurimo in Lunda-Sul to serve the east of the country, with presences in Huíla and Cabinda planned for 2027.

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