Failure to submit and update relevant documents risks making the platform irrelevant Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Despite the fact that Africa continues to receive high levels of interest as an investment destination from investors across the globe, access to data remains a big challenge to enable them …
Read More »Afreximbank, AfDB seals pact for grant to support African factoring firms
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The cairo-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has entered into an agreement under which the African Development Bank will provide it with a $500,000 grant from its African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) programme to be used in supporting emerging factoring firms in Africa. A factoring …
Read More »Afreximbank ditches Nairobi for Kampala
Afreximbank is expected to provide finance to export projects in manufacturing, mining, infrastructure and related ventures Nairobi, Kenya | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has ditched Nairobi in favour of Kampala to set up its regional headquarter. Benedict Oramah, the bank’s president, told The Independent in an …
Read More »Afreximbank, World Trade Center Miami ink trade deal
Abuja, Nigeria | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the World Trade Center Miami Inc (WTCM) have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding that will enable the two institutions benefit from each other’s knowledge, experience and capabilities in pursuing the expansion of US-Africa business relationships. The MoU …
Read More »Afreximbank, Aenergy to leverage climate finance for Africa’s development
Abuja, Nigeria | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) entered into a cooperation with an Angola-based pan-African conglomerate, Aenergy, to develop a low carbon sustainable economy and a climate finance strategy to support projects and national initiatives in the sector across Africa. The cooperation agreement, signed on …
Read More »African countries urged to de-risk their economies or chance losing billions in FDI
Lagos, Nigeria | ISAAC KHISA | The Nairobi-based African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has urged the African countries to focus on de-risking their economies to drive future investment growth. This was revealed during the Afreximbank’s 2018 Annual Meetings and 25th anniversary celebrations in Abuja, Nigeria. ATI’s Chief …
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