Bamako, 29 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will arrange $700 million multi-sourced finance to support trade and related infrastructure projects in Mali, focusing mainly on transport logistics, tourism, agro-processing and the financial sector, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the Bank, announced in Bamako yesterday. Dr. Oramah, who was speaking after a meeting

Abidjan, 29 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will arrange between $1 billion and $1.5 billion of funded and guarantee facilities to support businesses interested in investing in Zimbabwe, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the Bank, has announced. Speaking on Tuesday during a special session on “Doing Business in Zimbabwe” at the Africa

Kigali, 25 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated an Advisory Council for the inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2018), with former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as Chairman. Jean-Louis Ekra, a former President of Afreximbank, is the Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council, which is charged with providing guidance for the preparations for

Kigali, 23 March 2018: – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will lead to Africa’s economic development and bring about a better future for the continent, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said. Contributing to a panel discussion on “Financing Intra-African Trade” during the Business Forum held in Kigali

Kigali, 21 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will disburse about $25 billion dollars in support of intra-African trade during the five years ending in 2021 under an Intra-African Trade Strategy it launched in 2016 in anticipation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the Bank, announced

Kigali, 21 March 2018: – Preparations for the first-ever Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), to be held in Cairo in December 2018, entered into full force yesterday with the signing of the hosting agreement among the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union and the Government of Egypt. The hosting agreement was signed in Kigali by

Kigali, 20 March 2018: – The Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) will enhance African private sector participation in trade and investment policy formulation and support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said today in Kigali. Speaking during an

Cairo, 15 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch a $1 billion financing programme to promote and expand trade and investments between South Africa and the rest of Africa. Under the terms of the

Cairo, 8 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to harmonize their efforts in the promotion of trade and regional integration. Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, speaking during the signing of the MOU at the Bank’s

Afreximbank President, Dr. Benedict Oramah (centre), makes a point during the meeting in Cairo, as Mrs. Anna Belyaeva (3rd left), Managing Director for International Business Development, Russian Export Center and other members of the delegation listen   Cairo, 6 March 2018: – The Russian Export Centre Group (REC) will collaborate with the African Export-Import Bank

Cairo, 06 March 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will support the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) to achieve its objective of playing significant role in driving Ghana’s industrialisation agenda, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the continental trade finance institution, said today in Cairo. “We are very eager and very enthusiastic to work with GEXIM,”

Cairo, 05 March 2018:- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) can support Egyptian business women in expanding their trading activities into other African countries, participants in the Fourth Annual Multinational Conference of the Association of Business Women in Egypt (BWE 21) were told. Maureen Mba, Afreximbank’s Associate Director in Charge of Compliance, who represented the Bank at