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    • L-R: Eng. Mohamed El Dahshoury, CEO of Hassan Allam Construction, Eng. Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Holding, Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Eng. Suha Abou and Dr. Abdul Aziz of EHAF Consulting Engineering
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Hassan Allam Construction Awarded a landmark USD 250 million contract to build the iconic Afreximbank African Trade Centre in Egypt's New Capital

The project encompasses the full construction and finishing of a comprehensive development that will serve as Afreximbank's global headquarters

The complex will host a full suite of modern trade-supporting facilities, including a trade information centre, a world-class library and knowledge hub, an innovation and SME incubation centre, a business centre, a 110-room apartment hotel, a 750-seater modern conference centre and a corporate museum, among other facilities. Scope covers construction,…

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    • Afreximbank Breaks Ground on its Iconic Trade Centre and New Headquarters in Egypt’s New Capital
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    • Dignitaries at the groundbreaking of the new Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC), New Capital, Egypt
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Afreximbank Breaks Ground on its Iconic Trade Centre and New Headquarters in Egypt’s New Capital

The Afreximbank African Trade Centre will be located in a modern, strategically planned environment that brings together government ministries, foreign embassies, and international organisations

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), Africa’s leading multilateral financial institution, today marked a historic milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Egypt’s New Capital, which will also be the home of the Bank’s new global headquarters. Situated in the Diplomatic District of the New…

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    • Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arab–Africa Trade and Investment
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Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arab–Africa Trade and Investment

Through the cooperation, ICIEC and Afreximbank will align their strategic decision-support tools, developing synergies to better serve public- and private-sector actors across their respective networks

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in promoting trade and…

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    • L-R: Engineer Sameh Soliman, Chairman of SAMCO, with Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development after signing the financing agreement for the construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium (Uganda)
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Afreximbank extends $36.4-million contract financing facility to Egypt’s SAMCO-National Construction Company (SAMCO) for stadium project in Uganda

The project will help consolidate SAMCO’s position as a leading African contractor capable of executing large-scale, government-backed projects across the continent

African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has extended a US$ 36.4-million contract financing facility to Egypt’s SAMCO-National Construction Company (SAMCO) for the construction of the Akii Bua Olympic Stadium in Uganda. The Akii Bua Olympic Stadium, located in Lira, Uganda, is expected to host some of the 2027 Africa Cup of…

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Celebrates Outgoing President and Chairman

The legacy conference also featured tributes delivered by Afreximbank staff, members of the business community, political leaders, friends and other people from various walks of life who were impacted by the work of Prof. Oramah

African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in Cairo, Egypt, marked the end of the tenure of Prof. Benedict Okey Oramah as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, with a legacy conference where the outgoing President announced that he made the promotion of intra-African trade and investment the arrowhead…

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    • Former President of Nigeria, H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during an interview at the Afreximbank TV studio on the sidelines of the Intra African Trade Fair (IATF2025) held in Algeria from 4 – 10 September 2025
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Afreximbank celebrates fifth edition of Afreximbank Television (TV)

The channel’s subscribers currently stand at about 0.5 million; watched by an average of 272,800 people every month

Afreximbank TV, a digital TV channel that is wholly owned and run by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) marked its fifth edition with dedicated coverage of the recently concluded Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) held in Algiers, Algeria. Since premiering in November 2023, the virtual TV channel has steadily grown…

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    • Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank with Mr. Calixte Tabangoli, Chief Executive Officer of Banque Postale du Congo during the signing ceremony
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Afreximbank extends EUR15-million factoring line of credit to Banque Postale du Congo

The facility builds on a strong and evolving partnership between Afreximbank and BPC, which began in 2018 with an initial EUR 5million facility

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed a EUR 15 million Factoring line of credit agreement with Banque Postale du Congo (BPC) in Cairo. The facility will provide liquidity to BPC for factoring supplier invoices accepted by eligible buyers, as well as  for engaging in cross-border factoring. Speaking at the…

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    • Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank (front row, seventh from left) H.E. Dr Mohamadou Labarang Dean of the African Ambassadors’ Group, Egypt (sixth from left), Mr. Tamer Taha, Adviser to the Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt (eight from left), Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President of Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank (fourth left) with Ambassadors from various African countries during the Focus Africa event
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Afreximbank Hosts Inaugural FOCUS Africa Trade and Investment Forum to strengthen economic integration in Africa

FOCUS Africa will address key investment challenges and unlock high-impact opportunities across multiple sectors, including agribusiness, technology, infrastructure, logistics, energy, manufacturing, mining, tourism, and the blue economy

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation (MoPEDIC) of Egypt and the Group of African Ambassadors in Cairo, is hosting the inaugural FOCUS Africa Trade and Investment Forum from 15 to 16 April 2025 at the Dusit Thani Hotel,…

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Afreximbank Announces Investment Conference in Kisumu, Kenya to Strengthen Sub-Sovereign Participation in Intra-African Trade

A key feature of the event will be an exhibition aimed at promoting trade at a local level, to be preceded by an investment promotion training on the first day

In a bid to strengthen the role of Africa’s sub-sovereign governments in driving intra-African trade and investment, and the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu and the United Cities and Local Governments of…

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    • CAAG members with Afreximbank staff during the first meeting of the reconstituted Advisory Group on 9 July 2024 in Cairo, Egypt
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Afreximbank reconstitutes its Creative Africa Advisory Group ahead of CANEX Weekend

This group oversees and provides guidance for implementing the Bank’s Creative Africa Nexus Programme

Ahead of the upcoming CANEX Weekend in Algiers, Algeria, from 16 to 19 October, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the reconstitution of the Creative Africa Advisory Group (CAAG). This group oversees and provides guidance for implementing the Bank’s Creative Africa Nexus Programme. The first meeting of the reconstituted…