The Angola Capital Markets Commission reported that its chair, Elmer Serrão, attended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sustainable Finance Forum 2025 in Cape Town from 9 to 11 June 2025, a regional event focused on embedding sustainable finance in development agendas. Organised with the World Bank Group, the Banking Association South Africa and the SADC Banking Association, the forum covered the sustainable finance architecture in SADC and Africa, innovation in sustainability-focused instruments such as green and blue bonds, and the role of stock exchanges in scaling sustainable financing. Discussions also examined approaches to mobilising capital for national and regional development plans, including how to measure success through practical applications, market development and social impacts in areas such as renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture and marine conservation. The final day focused on capacity-building sessions on sustainability instruments, climate risk assessment and management in the financial sector, and the design of national sustainable finance roadmaps and frameworks; the CMC framed its participation as supporting the integration of environmental, social and governance criteria into its regulatory activity and the promotion of a responsible capital market.

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