On 15 April during the IMF World Bank Spring Meetings, the African Development and the European Stability Mechanism signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise and strengthen cooperation between the two institutions.

This partnership signals a decisive step toward Africa’s first financial safety net.

What looks like routine cooperation is, in reality, the AFSM moving from ambition to implementation.

Calyx takes its name from the part of a flower that protects the bud as it forms — creating the conditions for growth.

In the same way, we work alongside clients at critical moments to help structure and secure the capital that allows ideas to develop, strengthen, and scale.

It’s a simple focus: protecting potential, and unlocking the financing needed for sustainable growth.