London, United Kingdom, 31 January 2025: – Continuing its drive to strengthen the African loan syndication community, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on 23 January 2025, welcomed Africa-focused lenders to the latest edition of the London-based quarterly African Syndications Forum (ASF) held under the sponsorship of Access Bank, UK.
Initiated and institutionalised by Afreximbank to foster dialogue, the ASF brings together Africa-focused lenders to discuss market trends, receive updates on Afreximbank’s lending pipeline and explore new business opportunities.
Highlighting the significance of the Forum, Constantin Von Moltke, Afreximbank’s Director of Syndications and Risk Distribution, said that the ASF aimed to foster a more cohesive and collaborative syndication market by strengthening relationships and increasing dialogue among Africa-focused lenders.
“It also provides syndication partners and lenders with updated understanding of Afreximbank’s lending pipeline, strategic initiatives and market position,” he said, adding that key insights into current market trends and mandates, which are discussed, enable partners to align their strategies while opportunities are created to engage and potentially collaborate with trade finance distribution partners.
Mr. Von Moltke reaffirmed Afreximbank’s commitment to fostering a robust and dynamic African syndication market through regular forums and direct engagement with partners, saying that the Bank remained a market leader in African syndicated loans and was continually innovating and offering products to meet the evolving needs of Africa-focused lenders.
“We seek to identify and leverage new business opportunities to drive growth and development within the African financial sector,” he said. “Our suite of products and services, including the Africa Trade Risk Exchange, the Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme, and the Afreximbank Guarantee Programme, are essential tools for facilitating trade and finance across the continent while the Africa Trade Gateway collaborative trading ecosystem being rolled out with partner banks will accelerate trading activities within Africa and with the rest of the world.”
More than 50 participants representing 20 financial institutions participated in the session.
Also attending the session from Afreximbank were Nabil Hamadou, Manager, Trade Finance; Alvin Lema, Manager, Syndications and Risk Distribution; and Joseph Iyadi, Assistant Manager, Agency and Security Trustee.
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