Bujumbura, 29 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will provide financial and advisory support to Burundi to facilitate the development of the energy, mining, tourism and agriculture sectors to contribute to the country’s economic recovery, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the Bank, has said in Bujumbura. Speaking on Monday after a courtesy call

Cairo, 28 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is off to a successful listing of its depositary receipts (DRs) on the official market of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) following the successful close of the private placement with subscription far in excess of the $100 million minimum target set to launch the

Harare, 24 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide a $600-million line of credit to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Afreximbank President Dr. Benedict Oramah signed the MOU on behalf of Afreximbank during a ceremony in Harare while Dr. John Mangudya, Governor of

Harare, 23 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has embarked on a concept to transform its buildings into iconic business complexes with integrated one-stop trade services shop, the President, Dr. Benedict Oramah, announced in Harare today. Dr. Oramah, said at a ceremony where he received the title for land donated by the Government

Cairo, 21 September 2017: – Membership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has moved closer to full coverage of the African continent with the decision by the island of Comoros to join the continental multilateral trade finance institution as a participating state. Comoros activated its membership as Afreximbank’s 46th participating state on 12 September when

Cairo, 20 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of Kwabena Ayirebi, as Director, Banking Operations. Mr. Ayirebi, a Ghanaian national, joins the Bank from the HSBC Holdings plc, where as an International Manager, he served variously as Senior Executive, Global Banking and Commercial Banking (Europe); Managing Director, Regional Head

Cairo, 20 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has initiated its first–ever intervention in Tunisia with a 50-million Euro Global Trade Facility in favor of Loukil Group of Tunisia. The signing of the agreement for the global trade facility took place on 25 August while the issuance of the first guarantee under the

Nairobi, 7 September 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) treated leading Kenyan investors to a breakfast meeting yesterday to present its equity offering aimed at raising between $100 million and $300 million through the issuance of Depositary Receipts backed by its Class “D” shares. The listing of the Depositary Receipts on the Stock Exchange

Cairo, 25 August 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) has invited African banking and trade finance professionals to the 2017 edition of its annual Structured Trade Finance Seminar and Workshops scheduled to take place from 6 to 9 November in Sal, Cape Verde. The four-day event, expected to attract some 200 participants from banks

Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 2017: – The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) in today Lagos met with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the Bank’s $300 million equity offering, for which it is using depositary receipts backed by its Class “D” shares. The depositary receipts, which will be listed on the Stock Exchange

Mauritius, 09 August 2017: – In a major innovation in Africa’s capital markets, supranational trade finance bank African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), an investment grade rated multilateral financial institution, is opening its shareholding to the investing public through the issuance of Depositary Receipts. In a deal being arranged by SBM Group, a leader in the financial

Cairo, 27 July 2017: – The Egyptian construction conglomerate, The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Company) Limited, yesterday entered into an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to receive a $200-million multi-currency guarantee facility to enable it meet its obligations under construction contracts within Africa and the Middle East. The facility agreement signed