Abuja, Nigeria – 10 April 2025 — Multilateral Bank African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially commissioned its first Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) today in Abuja, Nigeria, ushering in a transformative era for trade and investment in Africa. During the grand commissioning ceremony, speakers, including Hon. Dr. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of Federation,
Afreximbank issues first Panda bond in China Interbank Market with RMB 2.2 billion issuance
Cairo, Egypt, 08 April 2025: –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully issued its first Panda bond in the China Interbank Market under the Bank’s 2025 Panda Bond Programme, printing a three-year RMB 2.2 billion (about US$ 303 million equivalent) bond with a final coupon rate of 2.99 per cent. The issuance, on 28 March, followed
Afreximbank receives three awards at the 2025 International Financial Law Review awards
Cape Town, South Africa, 04 April 2025: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been recognised in three award categories by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), a globally recognized authority on financial law and transactions. The 2025 IFLR awards, held annually, spotlight the most innovative cross-border deals in Africa and the legal teams and firms driving
Oando PLC Joins Afreximbank’s AfrexInsure Portfolio
Cairo, Egypt, 31 March 2025: – AfrexInsure, the wholly-owned Specialty Insurance Subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Bank”), has announced its onboarding of Oando PLC as one of its strategic clients, further strengthening the business relationship between Oando PLC and the Bank. With Oando on board its clientele portfolio, this new development aligns
AFREXIMBANK AND ZEP-RE LAUNCH THE TRANS-AFRICA BOND ALLIANCE (TABA)
Friday 28th March, Nairobi, Kenya – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company) today launched the Trans-Africa Bond Alliance (TABA), a transformative initiative, designed to bridge the insurance capacity gap and empower African contractors to secure more construction and procurement projects while boosting cross-border trade and enhancing the movement of goods and investment
Afreximbank breaks ground on historic state-of-the-art AATC in Barbados, first outside Africa
At the Barbados AATC groundbreaking, from right to left: Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados (6th), Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General (5th), Prof. Benedict Oramah, President & Chairman of Afreximbank (4th), and Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (3rd), alongside Afreximbank’s executive leadership and Barbados government officials. Bridgetown, Barbados, 24 March 2025:
Afreximbank Acts as Joint Global Coordinator on BADEA’s second EUR 750mn Senior Eurobond due 2028
Cairo, Egypt, 24 March 2025: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Lead Manager on second EUR 750 million RegS-only senior Eurobond issuance by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (“BADEA”) due March 2028 under its existing Euro Medium-Term Note (EMTN) programme listed on London Stock
Somalia joins Afreximbank as it seeks to boost Intra-African trade and economic growth
Cairo, Egypt, 24 March 2025: – Somalia has formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), becoming the 53rd African member state of the African multilateral financal institution and bringing the Bank closer to its goal of broadening its product offerings to all parts of the continent. In the instrument of accession,
Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) announces second edition of the Prize for Publishing in Africa
21 March 2025 – Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) invites African publishers of trade books to apply for the second edition of the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa. The initiative, developed in partnership with Narrative Landscape Press Limited, underscores the commitment of Afreximbank through the CANEX
Algeria steps up preparations for IATF2025 as six-month countdown starts
Algiers, Algeria… 17 March 2025 – Preparations are on course for the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment event that will be held in Algiers, Algeria from 4th to 10th September 2025. With only six months to go until IATF2025, the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in conjunction