Russian Romanov heir's understated African interest

摘要

On 1 October, in front of the world's media, Gueorgui Romanov, heir to the Russian imperial family, married his Italian fiancee in Saint-Isaac cathedral, in Saint- Petersburg. As tradition dictates, he wore a tiara for the occasion, held over his head by his best man, businessman Konstantin Malofeev. Malofeev is the founder of the Marshall Capital fund and for the past year he has also been running a small finance structure focused on Africa, International Agency for Sovereign Development (IASD). Part-corporate bank, part-financial advisory, IASD offers African countries the chance to restructure their debt by issuing bonds (AI, 28/05/20).