Trade Catalyst Africa (TCA) is a catalytic financing facility wholly owned by TradeMark Africa (TMA); that aims to address the challenge of access to finance for trade infrastructure and trade finance.
TCA will address this through blended finance to de-risk commercial investments in trade projects. It will specifically focus on investments in trade infrastructure, both hard and soft infrastructure, and providing better access to trade finance for SMEs.
USAID has provided the initial capital of $25 Million to operationalise TCA. TCA will leverage this funding to raise additional capital from development finance institutions (DFIs), commercial banks, private equity funds, microfinance institutions, FinTechs and other financial institutions for investment.
Ultimately, TCA will be an evergreen fund and will revolve its funding across multiple projects by recouping its investments using a transparent revenue model.
OSBPs, logistics facilities, ports, equipment leasing, industrial parks.
Supply chain finance, SME credit facilities.
Supply chain finance, SME credit facilities.
TCA is unlocking investments for trade infrastructure and finance for SMEs in Africa. Our trade prosperity facility has two financing windows and a project preparation component:
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Project Preparation ComponentThis component provides technical assistance and first-loss equity to early-stage, high-risk infrastructure projects through the more difficult stages of development.
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Trade Finance WindowThis window provides subordinated debt to trade finance vehicles for on-lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors with high export potential....
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Project Development Finance WindowThis window deploys concessional and catalytic capital, de-risking and supporting the development of trade and digital infrastructure, logistics systems, and platforms...
Relevance
High potential of enabling export and intra-regional trade.
Sustainability
Meets environmental, social, and governance guidelines.
Predictability
Transparency provided from early stages of engagement.
Impact
Clear impact on economic growth, diversity, and inclusion.
Ethical Approach
Build consensus of all project stakeholders.
Commercially Viable
Demonstrable value for money.
The Board
Gabriel Negatu
Board Member
Patricia Ojangóle
Board MemberManaging Director, Uganda Development Bank; background in audit, strategy, risk management, corporate governance, and finance.
Prof. Dominic McVey
Board MemberProfessor Dominic McVey MBE is an exceptional business leader and board director with extensive experience in building businesses
CEO
Duncan Onyango
USAID has provided the initial capital of $25 Million to operationalise TCA.
TCA will leverage this funding to raise additional capital from development finance institutions (DFIs), commercial banks, private equity funds, microfinance institutions, FinTechs and other financial institutions for investment. Ultimately, TCA will be an evergreen fund and will revolve its funding across multiple projects by recouping its investments using a transparent revenue model.
