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Afreximbank’s President Oramah emerges FORBES AFRICA’s 2023 Person of the Year

Nominations for FORBES AFRICA Person of The Year are submitted by members of the magazine’s editorial and research teams, including journalists from its bureaus across Africa

The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), Prof. Benedict Oramah, today in Cairo received the FORBES AFRICA magazine 2023 Person of The Year award. At a well-attended award ceremony, which also included the unveiling of the cover for FORBES AFRICA’s December 2023/January 2024 edition featuring Prof. Oramah as…

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Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) exceeds targets with recorded deals worth up to US$43.8 billion

130 countries participated in the trade fair, which attracted 1,939 exhibitors and 28,282 participants who attended physically and through the IATF virtual platform

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) announces that the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Cairo from 9 to 15 November witnessed the conclusion of business deals and transactions valued at US$43.8 billion. In final tallies released in Cairo, the organisers of the continental event said that the amount represented…

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    • Mrs. Helen Brume (second right), Director-Product & Asset Based Finance, together with colleagues, Ms. Melanie Lawrence (her right) and Marwan Zakaria (first left), and Sam McManus, Director-Uxolo Development Finance (first right), displaying the award
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Afreximbank awarded “Sustainable Deal of the Year” for pioneering the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) for Africa

Afreximbank will continue to work on initiatives such as the LSF to enhance the level of markets liquidity on the continent

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been recognised with a much-coveted “Sustainable Deal of the Year” award for its pioneering work in the establishment and development of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF), a vehicle that seeks to increase liquidity and demand for Eurobonds issued by African Sovereigns. Issued…

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Afreximbank’s President Oramah wins Zik Prize in Leadership

Prof. Oramah is being recognised for his remarkable piloting of Africa’s premier multilateral financial institution to deliver on its mandate of boosting economic expansion in Africa

The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), Prof. Benedict Oramah, was yesterday in Lagos awarded the 2021/22 Zik Prize in Professional Leadership by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC). In a citation, Prof. Pat Utomi, Head of the PPRAC Zik Prize Selection Committee, said that Prof.…

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Afreximbank launches African gastronomy and culinary arts programme

The introduction of the programme would help to refocus continental efforts towards local food production to ensure food security, reduce high food costs and imports and minimise the impact of external shocks on Africa’s food supply chain

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) today in Cairo launched an African Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Programme under its Creative Africa Nexus Initiative (CANEX). Launched during the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023), the CANEX African Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Programme is the newest vertical within the CANEX programme and featured…

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Afreximbank launches Intra-African Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract Promotion Programme as Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF2023) hosts Presidential Summit

Ms. Al-Mashat said that the launch of the programme would have a positive impact on Africa's agenda for sustainable development

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) today in Cairo launched a new initiative that will open doors, allowing African contractors to capitalise on various infrastructure investments available across the continent.  Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, joined by Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International…

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    • Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Intra-African Trade Fair and former President of Nigeria handing over the IATF flag to Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, Algerian Ambassador to Egypt
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Algeria named host of fourth Intra-African Trade Fair

IATF2025 in Algiers will be a true platform for networking and collaboration

Algeria has been selected to host the fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) scheduled to take place in 2025, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Intra-African Trade Fair and former President of Nigeria, has announced. Speaking yesterday in Cairo during the Presidential Summit of the third Intra-African…

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Basketball Africa League and Afreximbank to Host BAL4HER Camp and Thought Leadership Discussions in Cairo

“BAL4HER” seeks to promote gender equality among fans and local stakeholders and develop pipelines and recruitment opportunities for women to fully participate and be visible across BAL operations

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Afreximbank (https://www.Afreximbank.com/), an official partner of the 2024 BAL season, will host an U23 “BAL4HER” basketball camp and a series of thought leadership discussions on the creative industries and sports business in Cairo, Egypt from Nov. 9-15 in conjunction with Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX),…

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Wide-ranging discussions on trade and investment dominate on day five of the Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF2023)

IATF2023 attendees were also treated to a panel discussion on ‘The role of the AfCFTA in Accelerating the Implementation of African Development Agenda 2063’

Attendees continued to hear wide-ranging discussions and comments on trade and investment issues on the fifth day of the third Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF2023) in Cairo yesterday. Egypt and Barbados celebrated Country Days by hosting investment forums. In a discussion at the Egypt investment forum, speakers highlighted opportunities for…

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    • Prof. Benedict Oramah (middle), President and Chairman of Afreximbank signing the agreement with strategic partners and member countries
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Afreximbank commits $2 billion as partners sign agreement for Export Agriculture for Food Security Initiative

The initiative is intended to help address food insecurity in Africa, which includes a near 20 per cent hunger rate, by reducing dependence on other regions for much needed food commodities

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) yesterday in Cairo, entered into a framework agreement for the Export Agriculture for Food Security (ExAFS) Initiative with ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) and the governments of Chad, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Egypt. The initiative seeks to initiative to improve food security in Africa.…