South Africa Accelerates Drive to Expand Intra-African Trade through AfCFTA

Johannesburg, South Africa… June 17, 2025 – South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to harnessing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new growth opportunities for local businesses and strengthen regional integration. Opening the IATF2025 South Africa Business Roadshow in Johannesburg, Mr. Humphrey Nwugo, Regional Director (Southern Africa) at Afreximbank, emphasised the urgency

BDEAC secures EUR 100-million trade finance facility from Afreximbank

Abuja, Nigeria, 16 June 2025: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement to provide the Banque de Développement des États de l’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC) with EUR 100-million trade finance facility to support critical regional integration projects in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). The facility would also support the upgrading of

Ghana accelerates efforts to boost Intra-African Trade

Accra, June 13, 2025 – Ghana is fast-tracking the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new opportunities for Ghanaian businesses across Africa by moving beyond commodity-based trade towards value addition for its traditional exports such as gold, oil and cocoa. Speaking during the Ghana Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business

Statement by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on recent Fitch Ratings Report

Cairo, Egypt – June 10, 2025… Afreximbank operates under very high standards of financial transparency. The Bank’s financial reporting strictly adheres to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), including IFRS 9. This standard governs the classification and staging of loan performance, including the treatment of non-performing loans, amongst other matters. The Bank’s application of IFRS 9

Kenya pledges to accelerate efforts to boost intra-African trade

Nairobi, June 9, 2025 – Kenya is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities for businesses in the country across the continent. Speaking during the Kenya IATF2025 Business Roadshow event, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Hon. Lee Kinyanjui said the government is positioning

Libya becomes a full participating state and shareholder of Afreximbank

Cairo, Egypt, 30 May 2025: The State of Libya has taken a critical step towards its full membership of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) with the acquisition of shares in the African multilateral Bank, making the country both a participating state and a shareholder of the Bank. The country submitted its payment for the acquisition of

Afreximbank wins mandate as sole financial advisor for South Africa’s $1.7-billion Suiso Project

Cairo, Egypt, 27 May 2025: –African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial advisor to raise capital for the US$1.7-billion Suiso Project, a transformative coal-to-fertiliser facility to be developed in Kriel, Mpumalanga Province, in South Africa. As financial advisor, ACMA’s role will involve leveraging

Afreximbank acts as Joint Lead Manager on Ecobank’s $125-million tap of outstanding Oct-2029 Eurobond

Cairo, Egypt, 26 May 2025: –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Advisory and Capital Markets Department has successfully acted as Joint Lead Manager on a RegS-only tap reopening of outstanding Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) US$ 400-million 10.125 per cent Oct-2029 notes for an additional amount of US$ 125 million listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Foundations and Evolutions of Structured Trade Finance, Second Edition

23 May 2025… Structured Trade Finance (STF) is a highly specialised area of trade finance that has evolved directly from practice. As it grows and becomes more complex in an increasingly risk-based regulatory environment, there is a need for more detailed guidance on this subject. Now in its second edition, Foundations and Evolutions of Structured