The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank have selected China to be the first non-African host of their general meeting, which opens in Beijing on July 10. Also known as Afreximbank, the lending institution will have a seven-day meeting that is expected to serve as a platform for African countries to better understand China, exchange

The African Capacity Building Foundation and Afrexim have signed a partnership agreement to support intra-African trade.

Standard Bank (Aa2/BBB+) will sign its three year credit facility on May 22. The bank launched the dollar denominated loan at $750m with a 200bp margin before fees. When the deal was launched in March, a funding official suggested that the margin could be high enough for Standard Bank to attract commitments of up to $1.25bn.

The bank came to the market at the end of January looking for a dual currency loan, split between a $180m tranche and a €92m ($120m) piece, to refinance a $300m facility. Both tranches pay margins of 225bp.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company” or “FQM”, TSX Symbol “FM”, LSE Symbol “FQM”) is pleased to announce the signing of a US$1 billion senior term and revolving facility agreement for Kansanshi Mining PLC, holder of First Quantum’s 80% owned Kansanshi copper-gold project in Zambia. The five year Facility featuring flexible drawing

The African Export-Import Bank (the ”Bank” or “Afreximbank”) today, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Euler Hermes (“Hermes”) & Price WaterHouse Coopers (‘’PwC’’) (together “The German ECA”). The MoU, which was signed here, at the offices of Euler Hermes

The African Export-Import Bank (the “Bank” or “Afreximbank) today announced that it will be hosting the 2011 Edition of its Annual Seminar/Workshop on Structured Trade Finance and Factoring at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, during November 29 – December 2, 2011.

Fitch Ratings-London/Paris-28 October 2011: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Export-ImportBank’s (Afreximbank) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook andShort-term IDR at ‘F3’. Afreximbank’s ratings primarily reflect the bank’s sound structural asset quality despite its riskybusiness environment. Afreximbank’s operations are overwhelmingly made of short-term andself-liquidating trade finance loans extended to African

The opening ceremony, co-chaired by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Chamber of Commerce is scheduled at 9 :00 am. The purpose of the Road show is to inform the business community in Senegal of the Bank’s activities and financing opportunities it offers.

The African Export-Import Bank (the “Bank” or “Afreximbank”) today announced that it will be hosting the 2009 edition of its Annual Seminar/Workshop on Advanced Structured Trade Finance at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia during November 22-24, 2009. The 2009 Annual Seminar/Workshop, the ninth in the series of the Bank’s Seminar on “Advanced Structured Trade Finance”

The African Export-Import Bank (the”Bank” or “Afreximbank”) today signed a USD 15 million Trade Finance Line of Credit with Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria. The Facility Agreement was executed at the Abuja Branch Office of the Bank. Mr. Jean-Louis EKRA, President of Afreximbank signed on behalf of the Bank as lenders, while Mrs. Evelyn Oputu,

The Shareholders of Afreximbank will be holding their 16th General Meeting at the Grand Palm Hotel, Gaborone, Botswana, during June 30-July 4, 2009, the Management of Afreximbank announced here today.