Afreximbank signs project preparation facility financing head of terms with UTM Offshore Limited, to progress Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project in Nigeria

Cairo, 07 July 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to announce its execution of a project preparation facility financing head of terms with UTM Offshore Limited (UTM), under which the Bank will part-finance activities designed to progress a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FNLG) project in Nigeria to bankability. This deal marks Afreximbank’s ongoing

Afreximbank Welcomes Algeria as its 52nd Member State

Cairo, 30 June 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Algeria) has joined the Bank as a Member State. That brings the membership of Afreximbank to 52 out of the 55 African Union member States. Algeria’s accession to the agreement establishing Afreximbank was formalised on 8 June

National Bank of Egypt boosts Afreximbank’s General Capital Increase, re-enforcing its position as largest non-sovereign shareholder

Cairo, 23 June 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the decision of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) to participate in its General Capital Increase, making a total investment of US$326.6 million, of which US$130.6 million have been paid-in. Through this investment, NBE maintains its position as the largest non-sovereign shareholder in the

Afreximbank Board Appoints Kanayo Awani Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank

Cairo, 20 June 2022: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Cairo announced the appointment of Kanayo Awani to the position of Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank (INAT) with effect from 1 July 2022. The appointment follows a decision by Afreximbank’s Board of Directors on 13 June 2022 to approve a recommendation

Afreximbank launches the African Trade Report 2022

Cairo, 18 June 2022 – Africa’s trade grew significantly as the world gradually recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said in Cairo. Launching the African Trade Report along with H.E. Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of

Afreximbank announces next CANEX Weekend in Abidjan in November

Cairo, 17 June 2022 – The next edition of the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Weekend will be held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire taking place 25-27th November 2022, said Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), who described the creative industry as a bankable market. Addressing participants

Afreximbank Report Shows Weak Africa Franchise Sector but huge untapped opportunities

Cairo, 17 June 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Cairo launched a market study on the franchising sector in Africa, showing a relatively weak sector with huge opportunities on the continent. The study, conducted under the Create and Connect pillars of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Strategy, shows that the franchising sector is not well-developed

Afreximbank signs a US$35 million facility with AEE Power

Cairo, 15 June 2022- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a US$35 million facility with AEE Power to support the energy company to enhance its operations across Africa. The signing of the deal took place on 15 June 2022 on the sidelines of the 29thAfreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2022) taking place in Cairo, with Rene Awambeng, Global Head, Client Relations, Afreximbank, and Jose Ángel

Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2022 open in Cairo

Cairo, 15 June 2022 – “Africa’s problems are for Africans to solve,” Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), told participants at the start of the 29th Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2022) in Cairo. In an opening statement at the St. Regis Alamsa Convention Centre in Egypt’s