
Cairo, Egypt, 04 August 2025: –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been recognised with two prestigious awards at the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards, securing titles for the Best Project in Africa award and the Best Syndicated Loan House in Africa award. The dinner and award ceremony were held in London, United Kingdom on 18 and 19 June, respectively.
In its citation, the EMEA Finance editorial board applauded Afreximbank’s leadership in structuring and delivering transformative projects across diverse sectors and regions in Africa, from energy infrastructure to transportation, and making a significant impact on the continent’s development.
The Bank was also credited for its central role in several landmark transactions, which received additional accolades, including:
- Best project finance deal: East African Crude Oil Pipeline project from Kabaale in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania
- Best energy infrastructure deal: Azikel Modular Hydro Skimming Refinery Project in Nigeria
- Best industry deal: PMD Assetco’s Project Shiprite US$137mn floating dry dock repair facility in Takoradi port, Ghana
- Best oil and gas deal: Trident Energy’s reserves-based term loan facility in Congo
- Best transport deal: Kano Maradi Railway Project in Nigeria
- Most innovative project finance deal: US$300 million ZEP-RE’s Afreximbank re-guarantee facility for COMESA trade facilitation
- Best road deal: US$50 million East International Group’s airport highway construction and upgrade in Monrovia, Liberia
Similarly, the organisation attributed Afreximbank’s award for the Best Syndicated Loan House in Africa to the Bank’s leadership in arranging and managing syndicated loan transactions throughout the continent. They also credited the Bank for its track record in arranging complex acquisition financing, sovereign support, and infrastructure development, particularly with regard to several key transactions that it led or co-led, including the €1.87-billion facility arranged for Bank of Industry, the US$380-million facility to Etu Energias and the US$500-million facility to Tunisia.
Mrs Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President Intra-African Trade and Export Development, stated that the awards affirm Afreximbank’s commitment to fostering economic growth and advancing trade and industrialisation in Africa.
Mrs. Helen Brume, Director and Global Head, Project and Asset Based Finance, at Afreximbank, in receiving the award on behalf of the bank, described the Best Project Finance House in Africa award as a recognition of the Bank’s unwavering commitment to driving transformative projects and industrialisation across Africa.
“These accolades acknowledge our expertise in delivering innovative financing solutions for critical infrastructure, from energy to transportation, spanning regions from Tanzania to Ghana. They reinforce our mission to empower African economies and strengthen our position as a trusted partner in the continent’s development journey,” said Mrs. Brume.
She added that the awards underscored Afreximbank’s role as a leading financial institution in Africa and enhanced its reputation as a trusted partner for large-scale, high-impact projects, saying that it would also boost the Bank’s visibility and credibility, helping it to attract further partnerships and investments to support Africa’s economic development.
Mr. Constantin von Moltke, Director of Afreximbank’s Syndication & Risk Distribution Department, said that the award of the Best Syndicated Loan House in Africa acknowledged Afreximbank’s unwavering commitment to delivering innovative and impactful financing solutions across Africa and beyond.
“Our role in these landmark transactions reflects the strength of our partnerships, the depth of our expertise and our strategic vision for Africa’s development,” said Mr. von Moltke, noting that Afreximbank acted as mandated lead arranger, bookrunner and facility agent in several award-winning transactions, demonstrating the Bank’s central role in structuring and executing complex syndicated loans.
“This recognition highlights Afreximbank’s leadership and innovation in syndicated lending across Africa and the broader EMEA region. It affirms our growing influence in global capital markets,” he added.
The EMEA Finance Magazine African Banking Awards honour the most notable transactions in Africa, and the organisations behind them, across a variety of markets, including debt and equity capital markets, loans, Islamic finance, structured finance, and more.
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About Afreximbank
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and promote intra- and extra-African trade. For over 30 years, the Bank has been deploying innovative structures to deliver financing solutions that support the transformation of the structure of Africa’s trade, accelerating industrialisation and intra-regional trade, thereby boosting economic expansion in Africa. A stalwart supporter of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Afreximbank has launched a Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that was adopted by the African Union (AU) as the payment and settlement platform to underpin the implementation of the AfCFTA. Working with the AfCFTA Secretariat and the AU, the Bank has set up a US$10 billion Adjustment Fund to support countries effectively participating in the AfCFTA. At the end of December 2024, Afreximbank’s total assets and contingencies stood at over US$40.1 billion, and its shareholder funds amounted to US$7.2 billion. Afreximbank has investment grade ratings assigned by GCR (international scale) (A), Moody’s (Baa2), China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) (AAA), Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) (A-) and Fitch (BBB-). Afreximbank has evolved into a group entity comprising the Bank, its equity impact fund subsidiary called the Fund for Export Development Africa (FEDA), and its insurance management subsidiary, AfrexInsure (together, “the Group”). The Bank is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
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