The lender hopes that by processing more of Africa’s crude oil locally, it can help retain value on the continent and reduce exposure to global supply chain disruptions ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched a US$3 billion revolving trade finance programme aimed …
Read More »Afreximbank posts $973.5 million profit
The lender also continued to expand its continental footprint, with Libya and Somalia joining its list of African member states, bringing the total to 54 ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, Afreximbank, reported a 29% surge in net income to $973.5 million for the full year 2024, defying global …
Read More »Afreximbank to build seven Trade Centres to Boost Intra-African Trade
These trade facilities are designed to serve as physical and institutional hubs that promote trade facilitation, investment promotion, and capacity building across Africa Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has unveiled plans to establish seven Afreximbank African Trade Centres (AATCs) across the continent in a …
Read More »Afreximbank breaks ground for a trade centre in Barbados
This is the first regional office outside Africa to facilitate trade with the continent Barbados | THE INDEPENEDENT | African Export-Import Bank, Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, made history on March 25, when it broke ground on its first-ever state-of-the-art Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in the Caribbean, marking a pivotal …
Read More »Nigeria to host 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meeting in Abuja
The 2025 edition is expected to be the largest in the event’s history, drawing over 6,000 delegates, including Heads of State, business leaders from Africa, the CARICOM region, and beyond Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria and Afreximbank have signed the Host Country Agreement for the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings …
Read More »Afreximbank seeks to claw back US$657mn debt from South Sudan
The case comes at a trying time for South Sudan, one of the world’s most impoverished countries, which is heavily reliant on oil exports for government spending South Sudan | Felix Thompson | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is suing the Republic of South Sudan for allegedly failing to repay US$657mn in …
Read More »Prosper Africa, Afreximbank partners to promote US-Africa trade
Washington, DC | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosper Africa and African Export-Import Bank have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to boost trade and investment between the United States and Africa in key sectors. This strategic partnership aims to leverage the unique strengths of both organizations to mobilize trade opportunities and investment …
Read More »Afreximbank, Med Aditus partner to boost Kenya’s pharmaceutical production
The project’s strategic location in Kisumu, at the heart of the Great Lakes Region gives it access to markets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan Kisumu, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank and Kenya-based Med Aditus Pharmaceutical Kenya Limited (Med Aditus) …
Read More »Accelerating Africa’s Green Energy Transition through collaboration
Most African countries rely on fossil fuels for energy and export revenue. Yet, development finance institutions, including the World Bank, are pulling back on fossil fuel investments ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The eighth annual Babacar Ndiaye Lecture, held at Washington D.C.’s Four Seasons Hotel on October 26, highlighted the pressing need …
Read More »Afreximbank targets commercial banks as it rolls out digital proposition
Launched in 2021, PAPSS processes, clears and settles cross-border trade payments on behalf of banks and other service providers ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is advancing plans to establish a single electronic window for importers and exporters on the continent, signing up dozens of commercial banks to …
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