Nigeria is set to receive a $1 billion loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) next month, as a segment of a wider crude oil.

To learn more about the challenges that women face in the trade, treasury, and payments space across the African continent, and some of the programmes in place to help balance the scales, TFG spoke with Gwen Mwaba, Director and Global Head of Trade Finance at Afreximbank.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has effectively organised a syndicated $3.3 billion crude oil prepayment facility, under the sponsorship of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). An initial amount… read more →

African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) has now established partnerships in its African Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF) with over 80% of Africa’s commercial banks, according to the executive vice president of the Intra-African Trade Bank (IATB), Kanayo Awani.

At ITFA’s 49th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference in Abu Dhabi, TFG’s Deepesh Patel sat down with Gwen Mwaba, Director & Global Head, Trade Finance at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Their discussion revolved around the pressing issues facing African trade finance and the active role of DFIs in fostering African trade. 

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s Government, represented by its Ministry of Economy and Finance. This MoU aims to establish a $1… read more →

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to increase its funding for trade within Africa to $40 billion through a revolving fund by the year 2026. This development follows the bank… read more →

The AfCFTA Secretariat and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on 10 March 2023 in Kigali, signed the Host Country Agreement for the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund with the Republic of Rwanda. The… read more →

Multilateral development bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), announced a US$3 billion Country Programme for Kenya, aimed at supporting infrastructure, agriculture, housing and MSMEs. The programme was announced during a meeting… read more →

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), the West African Center for Training and Banking Studies (COFEB), AFREXIMBANK and FCI, announce a series of three international webinars on “Factoring… read more →

Cairo, 18 May 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 10 May 2021 successfully closed a US$1.3 billion dual tenor bond issuance, the Bank’s largest-ever transaction in the international debt capital… read more →

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 31 March 2020 released its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, showing strong and resilient growth, with total comprehensive income of… read more →

Cairo, 15 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African multilateral EXIM Bank, announces the signing of a 7-year US$350 Million Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP… read more →

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) together with its partners the African Development Bank (AfDB) and FCI announce the creation of a special purpose Grant authorized and funded by the AfDB’s… read more →