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South Sudan sold US$731mn of oil despite debt arrears, raising fresh questions over prepayment structures, creditor protection and commodity finance risk in fragile markets. The sales come against a difficult legal and financing backdrop. A UK court recently ordered South...
#Afreximbank#commodity finance#debt arrears
Afreximbank has extended a US$15mn SME finance facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe to support small businesses operating in export value chains.…
#AfCFTA#Afreximbank#Ecobank Zimbabwe
Africa’s trade finance gap has widened to more than US$74bn, underlining the pressure facing exporters, importers and banks across the…
#Africa#African Development Bank#correspondent banking
The World Bank Group’s guarantee platform is aiming to more than double annual guarantee issuance in Africa to $6.4bn by…
#Africa#development finance#guarantees
East African economies are under pressure to diversify trade routes and supplier relationships as the Middle East crisis raises the…
#commodity finance#East Africa#import finance
A London court has barred South Sudan from entering into new oil pre-payment deals or pledging future crude cargoes to…
#BB Energy#commodity finance#crude oil
African economies face growing trade finance pressure as prolonged disruption around the Strait of Hormuz increases energy costs, import bills…
#Africa#commodity finance#debt pressure
Afreximbank increased trade finance activity during the first quarter of 2026 as African markets faced growing pressure from energy disruption,…
#Afreximbank#Africa#commodity finance
Standard Chartered has arranged a $2.33 billion syndicated financing facility for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway, giving fresh momentum to one…
#ECA finance#export finance#infrastructure finance
IFC and Standard Chartered have launched a $300 million risk-sharing facility to expand supply chain finance across Africa, in one…
#Africa#IFC#receivables discounting
Banco Yetu has selected Surecomp’s RIVO platform to digitise its trade finance operations, as the Angolan bank looks to scale…
Afreximbank and FCI have intensified calls to scale receivables finance and factoring solutions as their Africa trade finance summit moves…
#Afreximbank#factoring#FCI
Receivables finance is gaining momentum across Africa as financial institutions look to expand access to working capital beyond traditional lending.…
#Africa#factoring#receivables finance