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Africa Specialty Risks and Africa Re partner to increase...

Africa Specialty Risks (“ASR”, the “Group”) and the African Reinsurance Corporation (“Africa Re’) announces today that they have entered into a partnership agreement on the provision of Political Risk and Trade Credit Insurance (“PRI & TC”) through an Underwriting Authority...

#political risks#trade credit#trade credit insurance

UBA Group facilitates $29.4bn trade finance transactions

During the Lagos International Trade Fair, Muyiwa Akinyemi, Deputy ... (more…)

#UBA


Nigerian fintech proposes acquisition to expand SME lending

Nigeria’s credit-led SME fintech has announced the proposed acquisition of Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB), a financial institution specialising in saving…

#SME lending


Breeze partners with Finverity to reduce Africa’s trade finance...

Breeze, a startup that powers trade by providing financial services to supply chain businesses in Africa... (more…)

#Finverity#supply chain finance


Togo adopts factoring law

In order to expand the scope of financing instruments for businesses... (more…)

#factoring law#Sani Yaya


Togo factoring market grows in anticipation of new legislation

 In Togo, factoring has recorded a positive development since its introduction in 2019. Outstanding financing by factoring increased from FCFA…

#Sani Yaya


AfDB agrees $75m risk participation agreement facility for FRB...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on... (more…)

#African Development Bank#FirstRand Bank


Kenyan investment bank enters trade financing

Standard Investment Bank (SIB), one of Kenya’s first indigenous investment banks has partnered with Recolte Ltd, a trade finance intermediary…

#purchase order finance


Banks agree $1.13bn trade finance for Ghana’s cocoa exports

Six banks have come together to sign this week a pre-export receivables backed trade finance facility of $1.13bn for Ghana…

#Ghana Cocoa Board#ICBC#Rabobank


More support for Africa’s young entrepreneurs from African Development...

Africa’s young population is expected to double in less than 30 years rising to 830m by 2050. Meanwhile, employment opportunities…

#AfDB#Microsoft


Afreximbank launches trade payment services

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is delighted to announce the commercial launch of Afreximbank... (more…)

#bank#guarantees#international


Afreximbank welcomes the adoption of factoring laws in Niger...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has commended the Governments of Niger and Burkina Faso... (more…)

#bank#guarantees#international

Shoprite partners with Demica to offer supply chain finance

Africa’s largest supermarket retailer Shoprite Group has launched a new supply chain finance product for its suppliers in partnership with…

#supplier finance#supply chain finance#Supply Chain Financing

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