Dahlia Khalifa’s Post

Last week, Moniepoint Group released its 2025 Informal Economy Report — a timely reminder that Nigeria’s small businesses and informal workers generate about 65% of GDP and over 80% of jobs. Yet millions, especially women and youth, remain excluded from access to finance, skills, and structured markets. This week, I am pleased to share another milestone: Moniepoint’s US$200 million Series C funding round, with IFC - International Finance Corporation alongside Development Partners International (DPI) , LeapFrog Investments, and others. This is more than an investment . It is part of the answer. Because here’s the reality: 12 million young Africans enter the labor market every year, but only a fraction finds formal jobs. #Nigeria reflects this paradox: a dynamic, entrepreneurial population facing limited pathways to sustainable good jobs. Without inclusion, the gap between potential and opportunity only widens. Financial inclusion changes that. Access to capital turns entrepreneurs into employers, and employers into anchors of community resilience. This is how informality becomes opportunity, and how opportunity becomes prosperity. Read more about IFC’s investment here: https://lnkd.in/dRiSJZkt To learn more about challenges and opportunities facing Nigeria’s informal economy, read the new Moniepoint 2025 Informal Economy report: https://lnkd.in/dHQb7NeT #IFCinAfrica #WorldBankGroup #FinancialInclusion #PrivateSectorDevelopment #DigitalFinance #JobCreation IFC Africa Tosin Eniolorunda ; Ethiopis Tafara ; Farid Fezoua ; Mohamed Eissa; Nicholas Vickery; Christian Mulamula