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 Board of Directors renews US$1 billion Facility and approves a US$10 million Grant to operationalise the AfCFTA Adjustment Funds
Cairo, 1 July 2022 – At their 134th Meeting held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has renewed their approval of a US$1 billion facility to operationalise the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Adjustment Funds. It also approved a Grant Funding in an amount of US$10 million
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
H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Officially Opens 29th Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2022 in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo – 16 June 2022: His Excellency President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, this morning officially opened the 29th Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2022 (AAM2022) in Cairo, Egypt. Co-hosted by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), the meetings have assembled more than 1,500 delegates, leaders and experts
Afreximbank signs Cooperation Agreement with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP)
Cairo, 15 June 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Cairo signed a cooperation agreement with Arise Integrate Industrial Platform (Arise IIP), establishing a partnership through which the Bank will offer financial and non-financial interventions to tenants in Arise Industrial Parks (IPs). The signing of the deal took place on 15 June 2022 on
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