The Ministry of Finance (Angola) announced that the FGC has joined the AAIDF, citing the move as recognition of its role in expanding access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. During the association’s general assembly, the FGC was highlighted for its management of its guarantee portfolio and for transparency in administering public guarantee instruments. The FGC becomes the third Angolan financial institution in the AAIDF, after Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola and Banco de Poupança e Crédito, and the ministry said membership is expected to provide access to financing networks, co-guarantee initiatives, technical capacity-building and knowledge-sharing, while increasing institutional visibility and the potential to influence policy discussions relevant to Africa’s financial sector.