Three-year partnership will combine trade finance, insurance and reinsurance expertise to build skills across African markets AFRICA NEWS | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year agreement to strengthen professional and institutional capacity in trade, insurance, reinsurance, risk management and trade …
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To improve the continent’s competitiveness, the bank calls for faster implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa has outperformed the global economy despite mounting geopolitical tensions, giving the continent an opportunity to accelerate industrialisation and deepen regional trade if governments …
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Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has reported stronger first-quarter results for 2026, supported by growth in lending activity, higher interest income and stable asset quality, despite continued global economic uncertainty. The bank said profit for the three months to 31 March 2026 rose …
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Afreximbank deploys $10 billion to cushion economies from a new global disruption Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $10 billion emergency facility to shield African and Caribbean economies from the fallout of escalating tensions in the Gulf, as policymakers race …
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This development comes at a time when African trade continues to face constraints including limited risk capacity, high insurance costs and dependence on foreign markets NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | AfrexInsure, the speciality insurance unit wholly owned by the African Export-Import Bank, has appointed Lesley Ndlovu as chief …
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He championed the strengthening of socio-economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean, backed major industrial projects and initiatives like the Dangote Refinery and the African Medical Centre of Excellence Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, marked the end of an era as President and …
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