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Africa faces deeper trade finance pressure as Hormuz disruption...

African economies face growing trade finance pressure as prolonged disruption around the Strait of Hormuz increases energy costs, import bills and external financing strain. The risk is particularly acute for debt-burdened markets that depend heavily on imported fuel, food and...

#Africa#commodity finance#debt pressure

Afreximbank expands trade finance activity as regional volatility rises

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 arranges $2.33bn financing for Tanzania railway project

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 launch $300m facility to boost...

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 selects Surecomp to digitise trade finance operations...

Banco Yetu has selected Surecomp’s RIVO platform to digitise its trade finance operations, as the Angolan bank looks to scale…


Afreximbank / FCI summit enters second day with focus...

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 gains momentum as Africa seeks alternative funding

Receivables finance is gaining momentum across Africa as financial institutions look to expand access to working capital beyond traditional lending.…

#Africa#factoring#receivables finance


Afreximbank and FCI launch Africa trade finance summit as...

Afreximbank and FCI have launched a major trade finance conference in Kampala, bringing together banks, insurers and policymakers to address…

#Afreximbank#Africa trade finance#factoring


Afreximbank pushes new financing models to unlock Africa’s digital...

Afreximbank is calling for new financing models to support Africa’s digital transformation, as policymakers and financial institutions step up efforts…

#Afreximbank#Africa#digital trade


Afreximbank reports $1.2bn profit as trade finance capacity surges

Afreximbank has reported net income of $1.2bn, underlining its growing capacity to support trade finance and working capital across Africa.…

#Afreximbank#development finance#financial results


Sullivan Advises Heath Goldfields In Offtake Agreement and Debt...

April 9, 2026 London - Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) has advised Heath Goldfields, the Ghanaian mining company revitalising the historic Bogoso–Prestea…

#commodity finance#debt financing#Ghana


Afreximbank launches $10bn crisis programme as trade disruption intensifies

Afreximbank has launched a US$10bn crisis response programme aimed at supporting trade flows and liquidity as geopolitical disruption continues to…

#Afreximbank#commodity finance#crisis funding

IFC and C2FO launch supply chain finance platform in...

IFC and C2FO have launched a new supply chain finance platform in Nigeria, marking a shift from funding commitments to…

#C2FO#IFC#Nigeria

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