The Fundo Soberano de Angola (, FSDEA) is the
sovereign wealth fund of
Angola. It is a member of the
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, and therefore has signed up to the
Santiago Principles on best practice in managing sovereign wealth funds.
The FSDEA is meant to play an important role in promoting Angola’s social and economic development and generating wealth for its people. The fund was rated by the
SWFI in February 2015 with a ranking of 8 out of 10.
History
On November 20, 2008, Angola’s President,
José Eduardo dos Santos, announced to establish a special commission to build the foundations for a new sovereign wealth fund "to promote growth, prosperity and social and economic development across Angola". In 2011, the fund was ratified and established as "Fundo Soberano de Angola". It replaced the former ''Fundo Petrolífero de Angola'' (Oil for Infrastructure Fund). At inception it was the second largest investment fund in
Sub-Saharan Africa
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after Botswana's Pula Fund, having had an initial capital of US$5 billion. It is also envisaged that it will receive supplementary funding each year equivalent to the sales value of 100,000
barrels of oil
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per day (5.6% of the total daily petroleum output). The value of this volume may be about US$3.5 billion every year.
On January 12, 2018,
João Lourenço
João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician, who has served as the president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the Cha ...
, the current president of the Republic, elects the new administration of the Sovereign Fund of Angola, asking them to recover the "important role" of the institution in the country's economy, in order to guarantee "a more efficient and transparent use of the state's strategic resources ".
In October 2023, the fund has US$ 2.2 billion in
assets under management.
Corporate Governance
The fund has pledged its adherence to the
Santiago Principles and will aim to be rated on the
Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute or SWF Institute, or SWFI, is a global corporation analyzing public asset owners such as sovereign wealth funds and other long-term governmental investors. Initially, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute focuse ...
in 2014. It will also be subject to an annual performance assessment by the
Angolan Parliament
The National Assembly ( pt, Assembleia Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Angola. Angola is a unicameral country so the National Assembly is the only legislative chamber at the national level.
The 220 members of the Natio ...
. In November 2013,
Deloitte was appointed as the
independent external auditor.
Based on an investment policy that was approved in June 2013, the FSDEA aims to generate wealth for future generations and support Angola’s social and economic development.
The FSDEA was also recognized as a transparent SWF
sovereign wealth fund by the SWFI (Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute) in February 2015 with a ranking of 8 out of 10, which is a significant milestone for the fund. Fundo Soberano de Angola is committed to operate transparently, responsibly and in full compliance with the laws and regulations of Angola and the countries where it will make future investments.
Board of directors
The Board of Directors is composed of the six members listed below:
*Carlos Alberto Lopes was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2018.
He succeeded
José Filomeno dos Santos as Chairman.
*Laura Alcântara Monteiro – Executive Director
*Alcides Horácio Frederico Safeca – Executive Director
*Pedro Sebastião Teta – Executive Director
*Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins – Non-Executive Director
*Rui Jorge Van-Dúnem Alves de Ceita – Administrador Executivo
Advisory Council
The FSDEA’s advisory council includes the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Economy, the Minister of Planning and Territorial Development and the Governor of the National Bank of Angola.
The council gives opinions on the FSDEA regarding issues such as corporate governance, portfolio development, investment strategy, overseas and local investment and regulatory policy issues, global economics and other key factors that impact the Fund’s business.
Investments
Half of the funds will be invested in alternative investments mainly in agriculture, mining, infrastructure and real estate – with particular focus on hospitality – in Angola and the continent. The remainder of the portfolio will be allocated to high quality cash and fixed income instruments, issued by sovereign agencies, global and emerging equities as well as further alternative investments around the globe. A maximum of 7.5% of the portfolio may be used for social development projects in areas such as education, income generation access to clean water, health care and energy.
A first project was ''Kamba Dyami'' that is part of
One Laptop per Child.
On 30 March 2016 the FSDEA announced to be financing 10 projects in health, education, water supply and entrepreneurship in the provinces of Cabinda, Bengo, Huambo, Bié, Cunene, Benguela and Kwanza Norte valued at US$12 million. Also, the “Kijinga” programme has been launched, aimed at the reconstruction of the old “Super” soap factory.
FSDEA launched a ''Hotel fund for Africa'' with US$500 million in 2014.
References
External links
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Government of Angola
2012 establishments in Angola