Angola's Finance Minister, Vera Daves de Sousa, stated in an interview with the Lusnews agency in London that the Angolan Government wants to intensify cooperation with the United Kingdom to leverage the potential of the British private sector in diversifying the Angolan economy. The official participated in the Angola-United Kingdom Investment Forum, where she challenged British partners to explore alternative forms of infrastructure financing, including public-private partnerships.
To date, 18 operations have been approved by AIPEX totaling 395 million dollars, covering sectors such as technology, telecommunications, energy, mining, services and non-bank financial activities. Vera Daves stated that Angola is open to all private investment suggestions that help close the infrastructure "gap" and that there is room to improve the regulatory environment.
The minister highlighted the advances of the last eight years in public investment, particularly in hospitals, electricity supply, roads and railways, citing the Lobito Corridor as an emblematic example. In the transport sector, concessions are being prepared for the Port of Caio, Port of Namibe, Port of Lobito and the new Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport, with capacity for 15 million passengers, expected to be finalized by the end of the month.
In the energy sector, Vera Daves de Sousa indicated that electricity generation capacity is considered high, with potential to export to Zambia, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo through public-private partnerships in transmission lines, with the goal of closing at least one deal by 2027.
