{"id":2781,"date":"2025-04-10T22:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afrikcreances.com\/en\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2026-05-10T22:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:30:08","slug":"foni-2025-in-cotonou-blaise-ahouantchede-announces-an-event-focused-on-concrete-solutions-for-african-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrikcreances.com\/en\/news\/foni-2025-in-cotonou-blaise-ahouantchede-announces-an-event-focused-on-concrete-solutions-for-african-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"FONI 2025 in Cotonou: Blaise Ahouantch\u00e9d\u00e9 Announces an Event Focused on Concrete Solutions for African SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2781\" class=\"elementor elementor-2781\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49d47a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49d47a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac5437a\" data-id=\"ac5437a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fcaad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2fcaad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>The Forum on Innovations for Inclusive Finance (<a href=\"https:\/\/foni.africa\">FONI<\/a>) will take place on <strong>May 22 and 23, 2025, in Cotonou<\/strong>. In an interview with <strong>&#8220;L&#8217;<\/strong><strong>\u00c9conomiste du Togo&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>Blaise AHOUANTCHEDE<\/strong>, the forum\u2019s president, explains why Benin was chosen as the host country, the challenges of SME financing, and the central role that youth will play in this fourth edition. The goal is clear: <strong>to make FONI a true hub for reflection and action on structured financing for the African private sector<\/strong>.<\/p><p><br \/>Don\u2019t miss this key event for financing and innovation in Africa! 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