Summit Finance In Common 2025
The 5th edition of the Finance in Common Summit in Cape Town
FiCS2025
FiCS2025
The fifth edition of the Finance in Common System (FiCS) convened in Cape Town, South Africa, co-hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with the support from Agence française de développement (AFD) and other key global and regional institutions.
It took place for the first time alongside the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. Participants expressed their support to the G20 work and thanked the authorities of South Africa for the smooth organization, excellent hospitality.
A 3-Day Summit
A 3-Day Summit
The 5th edition brought together about 2000 delegates over three days, including half from the Public Development Banks (PDBs) ecosystem as well as governments, international organizations, regulators, private sector, investors, credit rating agencies, philanthropy, civil society, think tanks and academia.
The vibrant agenda included 50 high level sessions gathering almost 300 speakers, numerous side-meetings, networking and business pitching opportunities, as well as an Arena, a specific space recognizing the transformative role of sport, arts and culture for development.
Key Takeaways from FiCS 2025
The Summit was an occasion to launch a consultation on a PDBs Reference Book summarizing the results of the FiCS Global Research Network, agree on a collective contribution to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), take stock of the work of the 13 FiCS coalitions, and discuss financial transformation and innovation to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 2025 edition of the PDB&DFI database was also unveiled, a unique and comprehensive inventory of 536 PDBs and DFIs worldwide, detailing their mandates, 23 tn$ of assets, and geographic presence.
The Cape Town Summit highlighted the need to seize the opportunities and manage risks associated to relevant emerging issues, such as the possible contribution of PDBs for nutrition, AI, the care economy, sport and cultural industries.
For the first time: the FiCS Arena
For the first time: the FiCS Arena
At #FiCS2025, we believed that finance and sustainable development had to take culture, communities, and opportunities into account to achieve their goals and make them last. That was why we launched for the first time the Sport, Art & Culture Arena: a space dedicated to showcasing creativity, sport, and financial innovation to generate a positive impact.
Over the course of three days, various workshops and activities such as contests, exhibitions, and dance performances took place, along with a high-level event:
- A High-Level Session on Sport, reinforcing commitments to harness sport as a lever for social, economic, and environmental impact, in alignment with the Sport for Sustainable Development Summit (S4SD).
- The inaugural FiCS Sport Investment Forum was also hosted within the FiCS Arena, bringing together investors and key stakeholders in the Sport for Development (S4D) ecosystem to foster collaboration, exchange insights, and build strategic partnerships for impactful projects.
Watch the replays and photos of the summit
Watch the replays and photos of the summit
Plenaries, FiCS Arena, side events, press conferences, and all the replays of the summit are available on our YouTube channel.