African Export-Import Bank — multilateral development bank funding intra-African trade and economic projects, recently assigned BBB+ investment-grade rating by S&P Global.
S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) a ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer credit rating and an ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the Bank’s strong financial standing and its critical role in driving trade, industria …
… Strengthen Institutional Backing Partnerships with credible multilateral institutions such as the African Export-Import Bank and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency can improve investor confidence through guarantees, technical support, and risk mitigation. …
… George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), to participate in the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (https://2026.afreximbankevents.com), taking place from 21 to 24 June 2026 in El-Alamein, Egypt, under the auspi …
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has declared that Africa’s next phase of economic growth must be driven by intra-African trade, industrialisation, and greater economic sovereignty as preparations intensify for the 2026 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2026) in Cairo, …
… He noted that the future of commerce on the continent will depend on seamless financial interoperability that enables faster and more efficient cross-border transactions, adding that institutions such as African Export-Import Bank are already playing a vital role in advancing thi …
… Hippolyte Fofack, a former chief economist at the African Export-Import Bank, is Parker Fellow at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network at Columbia University, a research associate at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, a distinguished fellow at the Global Fe …
… Mupita pointed to institutions such as the African Export-Import Bank and other financial infrastructure actors as key drivers already laying the foundation for more efficient cross-border payment systems. …
… Atuahene points to institutions such as the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and African Export-Import Bank as potential partners to provide risk mitigation and technical backing. …
NAB Consulting has announced the successful completion of a €250 million structured finance facility for the Republic of Niger, co-arranged with Coris Bank Niger and funded by Afreximbank. The funding, granted through Niger's Ministry of Economy and Finance, is intended to support the government's economic recovery programme across agriculture, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, and SMEs.
NAB Consulting has announced the successful completion of a €250 million structured finance facility for the Republic of Niger, co-arranged with Coris Bank Niger and funded by Afreximbank. The funding, granted through Niger's Ministry of Economy and Finance, is intended to support the government's economic recovery programme across agriculture, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, and SMEs.
S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank a 'BBB+' long-term issuer credit rating and 'A-2' short-term issuer credit rating with Stable Outlook, reflecting the Bank's growing strategic importance, robust risk profile, and role supporting African trade and economic development. The ratings agency highlighted Afreximbank's policy relevance and shareholder support, noting that total assets expanded to $42.3 billion from $7.1 billion between 2015 and 2025, with shareholders' equity increasing to $8.4 billion from $1.3 billion.
NAB Consulting has announced successful completion of a €250 million structured finance facility for Niger, co-arranged with Coris Bank Niger and funded by Afreximbank. The financing, granted through Niger's Ministry of Economy and Finance, supports priority sectors including agriculture, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, and SMEs as part of the government's economic recovery programme.
Ghana received a record $7.8 billion in diaspora remittances in 2025, up from $4.8 billion in 2024, driven by digital financial innovation and regulatory improvements including the Bank of Ghana's Payment Systems and Services Act and updated Guidelines for Inward Remittance Services. Remittances now account for roughly 6% of Ghana's GDP and serve as a stable source of foreign exchange, though most inflows continue to finance household consumption.
Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa, has been invited to participate in the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in El-Alamein, Egypt from 21–24 June 2026, where he will speak on a panel about sports as a driver of African industrialisation and developing the continent's sports value chain.
Afreximbank has declared that Africa's next phase of economic growth must be driven by intra-African trade, industrialisation, and greater economic sovereignty. The bank's 2026 Annual Meetings in Cairo will focus on 'Intra-African Trade as a Catalyst for Industrialisation and Economic Sovereignty,' emphasising the need to move beyond institutional frameworks to create actual industrial production capacity and investment projects.
MTN Group's CEO Ralph Mupita spoke at the 3i Africa Summit 2026 in Accra, affirming the company's commitment to advancing inclusive digital finance. He stated that telecom operators are expanding financial services access, reducing transaction costs, and driving economic participation, with Africa's digital finance ecosystem evolving beyond mobile money into AI-powered and integrated systems.
Despite Africa representing nearly one-fifth of global population but less than 3% of sovereign debt—lower ratios than Europe, the US, and Japan—many African countries remain trapped in debt cycles due to structural inequalities in global finance that limit access to affordable, long-term capital and force reliance on costly, short-term, market-based borrowing in foreign currencies.
MTN Ghana CEO Ralph Mupita has called for stronger rules and regulations to combat fraud and digital scams in Africa's digital financial systems. Speaking at the 3i Africa Summit in Accra, Mupita emphasized that telecommunications operators play a critical role in expanding financial service access and advancing digital finance transformation across the continent.
Ghana's policymakers are exploring securitised remittance flows and guarantees to attract diaspora bond investment, shifting overseas transfers from consumption toward long-term infrastructure and financial assets. Remittances reached US$7.8 billion in 2025, nearly four times annual FDI and roughly six percent of GDP.
ABN Holdings CEO George Twumasi warned at a Ghana media conference that Africa's media industry is running out of money to sustain independent journalism, forcing outlets to rely on sponsored content and non-traditional funding that risks eroding editorial independence and "narrative sovereignty." He attributed the crisis to structural challenges including declining advertising revenue and lack of investment from major African financial institutions.