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Afreximbank and Câmara de Comércio de Sotavento Partner to Host the 2024 Trade and Business Roadshow in Cape Verde

This landmark event, scheduled for July 29 - 30, 2024, is aimed at diversifying, fostering and supporting the economic growth in Cape Verde

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Câmara de Comércio de Sotavento have announced a strategic partnership to host the 2024 Trade and Business Roadshow in Praia, Cape Verde. This landmark event, scheduled for  July 29 - 30, 2024, is aimed at diversifying, fostering and supporting the economic growth in  Cape…

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    • The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Concludes its 4th Board of Governors Meeting with Landmark Agreements to Enhance Arab African Trade and Cooperation
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The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Concludes its 4th Board of Governors Meeting with Landmark Agreements to Enhance Arab African Trade and Cooperation

Milestone Agreements Forge New Paths in African-Arab Trade Relations

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program announces the successful conclusion of its 4th Board of Governors (BoG) Meetings, held alongside with the Tunisia Africa Business Meeting (TABM) from 2 July 2024, in Tunis, Tunisia. This event marks a milestone in advancing trade, economic cooperation, and regional integration between Africa…

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    • Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of Board of Directors of Afreximbank stresses a point as International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director, Pamela Coke-Hamilton (right) listens. The two leaders spoke in Nassau, the Bahamas as part of the release of preliminary findings of the ITC-Afreximbank ‘Strengthening AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment’ project.
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Annual Africa-Caribbean trade could reach $1.8 billion by 2028: International Trade Centre (ITC)-Afreximbank research

The objective of the project is to boost trade and investment in Africa and the Caribbean, and to enhance cooperation between the private sectors of the two regions

Trade between Africa and the Caribbean could rise to $1.8 billion per year by 2028 if value addition, trade facilitation and improved logistics are prioritized, according to new research by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com).   Current bilateral trade in goods between the two…

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    • Mr. Reginald Saunders, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Grand Bahama (seated, left) and Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development Bank, Afreximbank (seated, right) sign the agreement to avail a Project Preparation Facility in favour of the of Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to develop and implement an Afro-Caribbean Marketplace. The ceremony was witnessed by The Hon. Philip Edward Davis, K.C., Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (3rd left), Hon. Ginger Moxey, Minister for Grand Bahama (centre) and Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank (3rd right)
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Afreximbank Invests in Project to Rejuvenate AfriCaribbean Trade and Cultural Ties

The project preparation facility of US$ 1.86 million will fund essential pre-development activities that will advance the project to bankability

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an agreement to avail a Project Preparation Facility in favour of the of Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to develop and implement an Afro-Caribbean Marketplace. Once implemented, the Afro-Caribbean Marketplace will comprise 90 outlets dedicated to the sale of authentically African and…

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    • Mr. Haytham El Maayergi, Executive Vice President of Global Trade Bank with Mr George Chitera, the Deputy Managing Director for FDH Bank Plc
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FDH Bank Malawi bags US$15-million Afreximbank loan facility

FDH Bank will deploy the proceeds of the facility to the financing of trade transactions of its clients involved in manufacturing, exports and imports

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an agreement to provide FDH Bank Plc. Malawi with a US$15-million amortizing term loan facility to support the manufacturing sector, exporters and importers in Malawi. Under the terms of the agreement, signed during the just-concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2024) in Nassau, capital city…

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Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings 2024 Calls for Africans Across the Globe to Unite

The three-day event is taking place in The Bahamas jointly with the 3rd AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF)

Heads of State, Ministers, government officials, and renowned captains of industry were among the over two thousand delegates attending day one of the 31st African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Annual Meetings (AAM) (www.Afreximbank.com) being held in Nassau, The Bahamas from June 12-15. Themed “Owning our Destiny: Economic Prosperity on the Platform…

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    • Left – Right: Dr. Roger W. Ferguson, Former Vice Chair Federal Reserve, USA, Dr. Yemi Kale, Afreximbank’s Group Chief Economist and Managing Director of Research and International Cooperation, H.E. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission and Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of Board of Directors, Afreximbank hold copies of the African Trade Report 2024 and African Trade and Economic Outlook Report 2024 during the launch of the two reports
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Afreximbank Launches 2024 African Trade Report and African Trade and Economic Outlook Report at Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) 2024

The Report, titled ‘A Resilient Africa: Delivering Growth in a Turbulent World,’ provides an analysis of the economic environment, trade patterns, debt scenarios, and future projections for African economies

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) today launched its African Trade Report 2024 and African Trade and Economic Outlook Report 2024 at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) 2024 in Nassau, The Bahamas. The latter report forecasts that African economies will grow on average by 3.8% in 2024 - slightly ahead of…

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Afreximbank finalizes US$925 million accordion disbursement for Project Gazelle Funding Limited

This announcement follows the success of the first accordion tranche of the US$3.3 billion facility

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced an additional disbursement of US$925 million under the syndicated US$3.3 billion crude oil-backed prepayment facility sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. This brings the total current funded facility size to US$ 3.175 billion. Arranged and coordinated by Afreximbank, the accordion…

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    • Left – Right: Prof. Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman Board of Directors of Afreximbank, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, First Lady of Malawi, Madame Monica Chakwera and President-Founder of ARISE IIP, Mr. Gagan Gupta during the official commissioning of the groundbreaking of the Malawi “Magwero” Industrial Park.
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Afreximbank, in partnership with Arise IIP and the Republic of Malawi, initiates construction of the "Magwero Industrial Park" in Lilongwe, an integrated industrial park set to accelerate the country's industrialization

Afreximbank, the leading financial partner of ARISE IIP, will finance the project to a tune of USD 300 million

His Excellency, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, President and Chairman Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com), Prof. Benedict Okey Oramah and the President-Founder of ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a pan-African developer and operator of world-class industrial ecosystems, Mr. Gagan Gupta, have unveiled the…

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Five Presidents and four Prime Ministers from African and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to headline the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum and Afreximbank’s 2024 Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas

The three-day AAM and ACTIF will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions, plenaries and fireside-type conversations

Ghanaian President H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Prime Minister of The Bahamas H.E. Hon. Philip Davis, Prime Minister of Barbados Hon. Mia Mottley, and Guyana President H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, will be among the leading top headliners at the 31stAnnual Meetings (AAM) of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and…