The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) sign First-ever Line of Financing agreement

Jeddah, December 24, 2017. The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private sector (ICD) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed a Line of financing agreement for a USD 100-million facility. The USD 100-million line of financing facility will be utilized by Afreximbank to provide Shariah-compliant financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in

Registration Opens for 2018 Certificate of Finance in International Trade Programme

Cairo, 22 December 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the FCI and the University of Malta today in Cairo announced the opening of registrations for the 2018 cohort of the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT). Stephen Kauma, Afreximbank’s Director & Global Head of the Human Resources Department, said that COFIT 2018, which

ITFC, AFREXIMBANK join Efforts to Support African Trade with $100 Million and €50 Million Partnership “Murabaha” Agreements

Dubai, 21 December 2017 – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors, have signed a US$100-Million agreement and a EUR 50-Million agreement with the aim of facilitating and financing exports

Afreximbank Says Egypt Can Be Frontrunner in African Trade

Cairo, 18 December 2017: – Egypt can be a front runner in transforming intra-African trade and boosting innovation and industrialization on the African continent, Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of the Intra-African Trade Initiative at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said today. Speaking in Cairo during the opening of a one-day workshop on intra-African trade, organized

Zimbabwe Welcomes Afreximbank Support in International Re-Engagement Effort

Harare, 13 December 2017: – Zimbabwe will welcome the support of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as it seeks to re-engage with the international and business communities, Emerson Mnangagwa, the country’s new President, has said in Harare. Speaking yesterday while receiving Bank President Dr. Benedict Oramah, who led an Afreximbank delegation on a courtesy visit

Afreximbank Sees Move Away From Commodity Dependence as Key in Fight Against Poverty

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 09 December 2017: – African countries must move their economies away from commodity dependence in order to move their people out of poverty, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said today in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Africa 2017 Forum organized

Afreximbank says Lack of Trade Information a Major Impediment to Intra-African Trade

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 11 December 2017: – Limited knowledge about trade opportunities in African countries was among the biggest impediments to intra-African trade, Amr Kamel, the Executive Vice President for Business Development and Corporate Banking at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said. Speaking on Saturday during a panel discussion at the Africa 2017

Afreximbank and Attijariwafa Bank Sign MOU to Support Trade Across Africa.

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 09 December 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Attijariwafa bank today in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in developing a large framework of cooperation in trade across Africa. Under the terms of the MOU signed by Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of

“Afreximbank and EBE Sign Agreement for $500 Million Export Support Scheme”

          Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 08 December 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), today in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, entered into an agreement with the Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBE) to collaborate on a $500 million scheme aimed at supporting exports and investments by Egyptian businesses to other African

Nigerian legislative Committees Pledge Push for Enactment of Factoring Law

Cairo, 08 December 2017: – Members of the Banking Committee of the Nigerian Senate and the Banking and Currency Committee of the House of Representatives have pledged to accelerate the enactment of the factoring bill currently in the Nigerian legislature to ensure that it was passed into law by  the first quarter of 2018. The

AU Trade Commissioner Says Africa Doing Right to Create FTA

Cairo, 05 December 2017: – Africa is doing the right thing in creating the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) despite the current retreat from multilateralism, Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Industry, said in Cairo today. Delivering the keynote lecture at the second edition of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Trade and