Factoring and Credit Insurance Seen as Key for SME Growth and Regional Integration

Sal Island, Cape Verde, 17 November 2017: – Innovative financial solutions like factoring and credit insurance offer keys to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and can enhance regional integration, participants at an annual workshop on factoring held on Sal Island in Cape Verde have heard. The one-day workshop was organized

Afreximbank Raises $150 Million Equivalent in First-ever Samurai Syndicated Term Loan Facility

Cairo, 17 November 2017: –. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully completed its first ever Samurai Syndicated Term Loan Facility, raising the equivalent of US$150 million, comprised of two tranches of JPY 6.2 billion and US$100 million. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) acted as sole Coordinator, Bookrunner, Facility and Documentation Agent Bank for

President Afwerki Says Financial Institutions Should Help Africa Develop Economy

Asmara, 11 November 2017: – President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea yesterday in Asmara urged African financial institutions to focus on assisting African countries to address the disadvantages arising from the underdevelopment of the continent’s economy. Speaking when he received a delegation of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) led by Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the

Afreximbank Launches Guarantee Programme to Leverage Financing Into Africa

Sal Island, Cape Verde, 06 November 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Sal, Cape Verde, launched a new guarantee programme aimed at unlocking capital and leveraging much-needed financing into Africa. The Afreximbank Guarantee Programme (AFGAP), launched during the Advanced Structured Trade Finance Seminar and Workshops being organized by the Bank, will help

Stiglitz Delivers Inaugural Ndiaye Lecture, Urges Coordinated Strategy for Africa’s Economic Success

Washington D.C., 15 October 2017: – The Babacar Ndiaye Lecture Series, an international series introduced by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), debuted in Washington D.C. today with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz saying that African countries should adopt a coordinated strategy that encompassed the agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and service sectors in order to attain the same

Oramah Says Africa’s $110 Billion Migrant Resources Could Fund Continent’s Infrastructure

Washington D.C., 13 October 2017: – Africa’s migrant resources, which amount to more than $110 billion, could be a major source of funding for key infrastructure projects across the continent if properly harnessed, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said in Washington D.C. yesterday. In a keynote address to the Frontier

Debut Babacar Ndiaye Lecture to Feature Nobel Laureate Stiglitz

Cairo, 08 October 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the institution of an international lecture series in honour of Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, the former President of the African Development Bank, who died on 13 July 2017. The Babacar Ndiaye Lecture series is aimed at honouring Dr. Ndiaye for his many important contributions

Afreximbank Targets $500 Million Support for Chad’s National Development Plan Projects

Chad, 29 September 2017 – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is to arrange at least $500 million in multi-sourced financing to support projects in agro-processing, energy, manufacturing, tourism and logistics sectors under Chad’s National Development Plan, following the country’s membership of the Bank, Afreximbank President Dr. Benedict Oramah has announced. Speaking in N’Djamena on Wednesday