The Madagascar Ministry of Finance has opened the second edition of the Credit and Investment Fair, using the event to spotlight financial technology and sustainable finance as central to a more innovative and inclusive financial system. Framed around the theme of investing for sustainable finance, the fair brings together financial sector participants, investors and entrepreneurs to support Madagascar’s economic development. The ministry highlighted mobile money, digital payments, digitalization and artificial intelligence as tools that can expand financial inclusion, particularly for rural populations, young people, women and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. It also linked sustainable finance to directing capital toward investments with economic, social and environmental value while strengthening resilience to economic and climate shocks. Alongside that message, the ministry reiterated its efforts to modernize the financial sector, support investors and promote a regulatory framework adapted to technological change, while acknowledging persistent challenges in access to credit, financial education and digital divides linked to gender and location.

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