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    • Heads of State, government representatives, business leaders and Afreximbank's leadership team during the opening ceremony of ACTIF2025 in Grenada
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AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2025 closes with over USD 300 million in deals and bold commitments to integration, mobility and investment

A total of eight major deals and memoranda were announced over the course of the forum, spanning infrastructure, tourism, digital transformation, and trade finance

The Fourth AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2025) has concluded with over US $300 million in investment and trade deals signed and a robust  communiqué affirming both regions’ commitment to deeper collaboration. The two-day event, co-hosted by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Government of Grenada, brought together more than 2,100 delegates,…

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Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 Welcomes Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) as Official Premier Partner

The biennial event aims to boost intra-African trade and spotlight investment opportunities across the continent, with projections of over US$44 billion in trade and investment deals

Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment forum, is delighted to announce Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP), a pan-African infrastructure and industrial development enterprise that designs and operates large-scale industrial ecosystems across Africa, as an official Premier Partner. The Fair is scheduled to take place from…

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Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 Welcomes Dangote Group as Official Premier Partner

The fourth edition will feature a wide participation of production and service companies, alongside an investment and trade forum highlighting Africa’s potential for economic integration

Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment forum, is excited to announce Dangote Group as an official Premier Partner. As one of Africa’s leading industrial conglomerates, with over 18 subsidiaries operating across a wide spectrum of sectors critical to the continent’s economic transformation - including cement, fertilisers,…

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No more missed opportunities: Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption (By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Benedict Oramah)

With the longstanding sociocultural history shared by the two regions, the time is ripe to forge far deeper ties through mutually beneficial, trade-led economic growth and development

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, and Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com).  The share of bilateral exports between Africa and the Caribbean, despite extensive shared history, has never surpassed 6%, according to an ITC and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) study, leaving much room for growth of up…

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    • Outgoing Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah with incoming President Dr. George Elombi
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Afreximbank Shareholders Approve Key Resolutions and Reaffirm Support for Preferred Creditor Status

Shareholders also approved the expansion of the Bank’s Concessional Finance Window, increasing its capital allocation from USD 1 billion to USD 5 billion

At the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), held as part of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, from 25 to 28 June 2025, shareholders approved a series of key resolutions aimed at strengthening the Bank’s strategic direction, financial resilience, and governance. Among…

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    • Mrs. Kanayo Awani with Dr Dhirren Thaker, Founder & CEO of Med Aditus Pharmaceutical Kenya Ltd
    • Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank with Mr Eddie Cross – Chairperson, Green Hybrid Power Pvt Ltd
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Afreximbank Annual Meetings record project preparation deals expected to unlock about US$ 1.0 billion in investments

AAM2025 took place from 25 to 28 June and attracted an estimated 8,000 participants, including presidents, prime ministers, ministers and business leaders, from across Africa, the Caribbean and beyond

The 32nd Annual Meetings of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), also known as AAM2025, witnessed a flurry of deal signings with four project preparation transactions signed between the Bank and various entities that are expected to unlock investments valued at about US$ 1.0 billion. In an agreement signed by Mrs.…

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    • Professor Benedict Oramah recognised for long service as Export Trading Group (ETG), TRACE, KCB and CBZ toast award success at 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings
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Professor Benedict Oramah recognised for long service as Export Trading Group (ETG), TRACE, KCB and CBZ toast award success at 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings

The Pan-African Business and Development Awards, held annually during the Afreximbank Annual Meetings, are designed to celebrate and recognise transformative businesses and financial institutions within the African continent and in the diaspora

Key Highlights The third edition of the Pan-African Business and Development Awards has recognised and celebrated leading businesses on the continent and in the diaspora in alignment with Afreximbank’s push for a promotion of a Global Africa Marking his distinguished tenor, Professor Benedict Oramah, outgoing Afreximbank President, was honoured with…

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    • President Benedict Oramah speaks during the launch of the second edition of his book ‘Foundations and Evolutions of Structured Trade Finance’ in Abuja, Nigeria on June 25, 2025
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Afreximbank President Launches New Edition of Structured Trade Finance Book at 32nd Annual Meetings

Updated publication expands on real-world applications of structured trade finance, including supply chain finance, reserve-based lending, and fintech integration

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) launched the second edition of Foundations and Evolution of Structured Trade Finance, a landmark publication on a specialised field of trade finance shaped by decades of real-world application. Authored by Professor Benedict O. Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank and a…

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    • Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, H.E. Prof. Kamal Rezig (third right) with other leaders during the Algeria Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business Roadshow in Algiers. They are (from left), H.E Ms. Baleka Mbete (founder of NaLHISA and former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa); Mr. Jean Louis-EKRA (former President of Afreximbank and Deputy Chair of the Intra-African Trade Fair Advisory Council); H.E Zitouny El-Tayeb (Minister of Internal Trade); H.E. Selma Mansouri (Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of African Affairs); H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (Chairman of IATF2025 Advisory Council and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) and Mrs Kanayo Awani (Executive Vice-President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development, Afreximbank)
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Algeria deepens trade ties with other African countries as it gears up for Africa’s biggest marketplace

IATF provides a platform for businesses to showcase goods and exchange trade and investment information within the continent’s single market

Algeria is working towards increasing its share of trade with other African countries by tapping into opportunities created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a keynote address during the Algeria Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business Roadshow, Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, H.E. Prof.…

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    • Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and Interstellar unveil African Currency Marketplace eliminating $5 Billion trade bottleneck
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Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and Interstellar unveil African Currency Marketplace eliminating $5 Billion trade bottleneck

The PAPSS African Currency Marketplace jointly developed by PAPSS and Interstellar, enables the direct exchange of African currencies without passing through hard currencies

Building on the successful rollout of its groundbreaking continental payment infrastructure, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), in strategic collaboration with Interstellar, a leading African deep-tech company, have announced the launch of the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace (PACM). The launch was announced on the sidelines of the 2025 Afreximbank…