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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, strengthening the bank’s position as a countercyclical trade finance provider for Africa and the Caribbean. The rating comes as Afreximbank...

#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


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


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


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


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 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

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