Learn about the challenges and opportunities of African trade finance and how a specialist bank is addressing them for safe and sustainable trade.
A recent report highlighted the persistent challenges in boosting Africa’s share in global trade, which despite the implementation of AfCTA, still remains under 3%.
Discover how the African Development Fund is supporting Ethiopia’s water supply and sanitation with a $46.02 million aid allocation.
Africa’s public debt challenges: projected to remain high post-pandemic, risking debt distress for many countries. Learn more.
The World Bank has granted nearly $300 million to the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to enhance distributed renewable energy (DRE) and clean cooking ventures within… read more →
Learn about the debt crisis that African governments are facing & the need to renegotiate debts in order to avoid defaulting.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development recently published the World Investment Report 2023 stating that foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa reached the level of $45 billion in 2022, demonstrating Africa’s attractiveness as a destination for investment.
To talk about Absa’s sustainability plans, Trade Finance Global’s Brian Canup spoke with Msizi Khoza, Managing Executive ESG, Absa and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha, Pan African Head, Short Term Finance, Absa.
Europe remains one of the most important continents for African trade, but recent years have seen a decline relative to other regions, with a notable uptick in flows from China and MEA regions.
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.
