Cairo, 10 November 2020 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Cairo jointly organized an online seminar on scaling up climate finance in Africa as part of their shared effort to foster sustainable development as the continent recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afreximbank, ITFC and BADEA Launch COPREFA, US$1.5bn Facility to Support African Resilience and Recovery amid Global Pandemic
Cairo, 04 November 2020: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, partners with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), the Trade Finance Arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group; and the Arab Bank For Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), to launch a US$1.5-billion Collaborative COVID-19 Pandemic Response Facility (“COPREFA”) to
Professor Kishore Mahbubani predicts rise of Africa at Afreximbank’s Babacar Ndiaye Lecture
Cairo, 29 October 2020: – In his keynote address H.E. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute and Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, predicted a shift in economic power from the West to Asia in the first half of the 21st Century,
Afreximbank tops Bloomberg’s Africa Capital Markets League Tables as Mandated Lead Arranger for Africa Borrower Loans
Cairo, 19 October 2020: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, has been ranked sub-Saharan Africa’s number 1 mandated lead arranger in Bloomberg’s Q3 2020 Capital Markets League Tables for Africa Borrower Loans.
Afreximbank’s Fourth Annual Babacar Ndiaye Lecture
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will be hosting its fourth annual Babacar Ndiaye Lecture on Tuesday 20 October 2020 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (Cairo time), under the theme ‘Africa and the Remaking of the New World Order’. The keynote address will be delivered by H.E. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a world-renowned geopolitical thinker and
The Cook-out Africa with Vincent Berry – Six-time Grammy Nominee
#TheCookoutAfrica continues its rollout virtually across the continent. This collaborative songwriting masterclass is presented by The African Export- Import Bank (Afreximbank) and multi-Grammy Award nominated composer and producer Vincent Le Carl Berry II. The third edition is headed to Francophone Africa on Thursday October 29th at 18:00 WAT GMT + 1 / 19:00 CAT GMT
Countdown to IATF2021: Revival of the African Economy and AfCFTA
Cairo, 7 October 2020: – Afreximbank, in collaboration with the African Union, has hosted the third in the series of five live events as a countdown for the African continent’s premier trade event, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021), which is to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 – 12 September 2021, under the theme
Afreximbank provides $100 million overdraft facility for African states to facilitate online procurement of COVID-19 supplies
Cairo, 29 September 2020: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, announces $100 million financing to enable its Member States to procure COVID-19 related medical resources through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP). The funding is available to African governments to acquire medical supplies through the AMSP in the form of pre-approved
Afreximbank recognized for its role in promoting intra-African trade by the Africa-America Institute (AAI)
Cairo, 25 September 2020: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been awarded the 2020 Africa-America Institute (AAI) ‘International Institution of Excellence Award’, during the Institute’s 36th Awards Virtual Awards Gala. Becoming the first organization to receive the award in the history of the institute since its establishment in 1953
Bright future forecast for the automotive sector and youth start-ups in Africa The countdown begins for IATF2021
Cairo, 25 September 2020: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union, has hosted the second of its five webinars raising awareness for the African continent’s premier trade event, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021), which is to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 – 12 September 2021, under the theme
Fitch affirms Afreximbank’s BBB- credit rating
Credit ratings agency highlights strong solvency and liquidity, bolstered by ongoing and expected capital increases
Afreximbank appoints new Director of Syndications and Agency
Mr. Constantin von Moltke has more than 20 years’ experience of working for both commercial banks and development finance institutions in structured finance focused on syndicated lending