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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 2030, in a major push to bring more private capital into the continent. The platform, housed at MIGA (Multilateral Investment...

#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


South Sudan oil pre-payment injunction raises commodity finance risk

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


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…

#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

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