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Afreximbank says Africa can turn geopolitical disruption into trade...

Afreximbank has launched its 2026 African Trade Report, arguing that Africa can convert geopolitical disruption and supply chain fragmentation into a long-term trade and industrialisation opportunity. The report, titled Leveraging Geopolitics for Trade and Industrialisation in Global Africa, was released...

#Afreximbank#African Trade Report#geopolitical risk

Afreximbank signs US$500m Tunisia facility to support imports and...

Afreximbank has signed a US$500m term loan facility with the Central Bank of Tunisia to support essential imports, maturing trade…

#Afreximbank#Central Bank of Tunisia#development finance


IsDBI annual report highlights smart countertrade as trade resilience...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute’s 2025 Annual Report has highlighted progress on its Smart Countertrade System, pointing to growing interest…

#development finance#digital trade#financial inclusion


IsDB Institute expands Islamic finance support with US$4.14m in...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute approved 25 new technical assistance projects worth US$4.14m in 2025, as it expanded support for…

#AI#Baku#countertrade


BB Energy says South Sudan oil awards support debt...

BB Energy has said it has received irrevocable award letters from South Sudan for two crude cargoes due before November,…

#BB Energy#commodity finance#crude oil


Afreximbank rating strengthens trade finance firepower ahead of annual...

S&P Global Ratings has assigned Afreximbank a BBB+ long-term issuer credit rating and A-2 short-term rating with a stable outlook,…

#Afreximbank#Africa#Caribbean


Afreximbank warns Africa must strengthen trade and investment resilience

Afreximbank has released a new Trade and Development Finance Brief warning that Africa needs stronger trade and investment resilience as…

#AfCFTA#Afreximbank#Africa


Africa Specialty Risks investment signals growth in political risk...

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to make a strategic investment in Africa Specialty Risks, the developing markets-focused reinsurance group, in a…

#Africa#Africa Specialty Risks#political risk insurance


Court ruling sharpens South Sudan oil finance dispute

A London court has rejected BB Energy’s attempt to block the sale of three South Sudanese oil cargoes worth around…

#BB Energy#commodity finance#creditor risk


Afreximbank expands Zimbabwe SME export finance push

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 trade finance gap tops US$74bn as banks retreat

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


MIGA targets $6.4bn Africa guarantees to unlock private capital

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 Africa pushes trade diversification as Middle East crisis...

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

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