Inal is a highly experienced Corporate and Investment Banker with more than 17 years of experience in various sectors across sub-Saharan Africa, such as Infrastructure, Energy, Oil & Gas, Extractives, Corporate Finance, and bespoke Restructurings. She is known for her expertise in international trade finance and is considered an Export Credit Finance knowledge expert.
Recently, Inal joined ReagaInfra Capital, a black female-owned firm that specializes in providing advisory and consultancy services for the development and funding of large-scale projects in SSA. The firm's focus is on Capital Raising, Project Financing, Risk Management Solutions, Agency and Export Finance, and ESG and Sustainability Finance.Before joining ReagaInfra, Inal held the position of Head of Structuring in the Markets Division of RMB. She also established and built an Export Credit Finance and Credit Risk Mitigation Business for the Bank. Prior to this, she worked as a Director in the Project/Capex Financing team at Barclays/Absa Capital and as a Senior Account Manager in the International Finance Department of the Industrial Development Corporation.Inal has developed highly strategic relationships with various stakeholders, including Export Credit Agencies, Multilateral and Development Finance Institutions, Private Markets Insurers, Multinational Corporates, Sovereigns, and sub-Sovereigns. She also works with Project Sponsors, Commercial Banks, Private Equity Funds, and Impact Capital in SSA.Inal's in-depth knowledge of Credit and Risk Management, Financial Resources Management and Optimisation, and Client Coverage, and stakeholder engagement comes from her years in Investment Banking.
Inal is passionate about Transition Finance on the Continent and actively participates in the broader ESG and Sustainability Finance Agenda.In addition to her professional achievements, Inal is a Diversity advocate and a mentor who supports the development and advancement of young professionals in the Finance Industry. She is also a wife and mother to two children. Inal holds an LLB (summa cum laude) from the University of Natal, an LLM from the University of Cambridge (Newnham College), and a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute. She is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of SA and an Admitted Notary Public.In recognition of her excellence in the industry, Inal was recently nominated by Trade Finance Global (TFG) for 2023’s 100 Women in Trade, Treasury, and Payments – Export Finance Category, amongst a highly impressive cohort.
