African trade finance banks urge MDBs to take on greater levels of risk
28-10-20 / by Felix Thompson
Trade finance executives across Africa are urging multilateral development banks (MDBs) to “intervene decisively” and...African Development Bank (AfDB)
GTR News Brief: Episode 15
24-09-20 / by Felix Thompson
In the latest episode of the GTR News Brief, the new podcast series from the...
Fears rise over widening trade finance gap and SME rejection rates in Africa
23-09-20 / by Maddy White
Rejection rates for trade finance applications for SMEs in Africa are rising, with bank participation...
AfDB appoints former TDB, Afreximbank exec to lead syndication and client solutions
09-09-20 / by Shannon Manders
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Samuel Mugoya Higenyi as director of syndication and...
Total secures ECA-backed deal for major Mozambique LNG project
22-07-20 / by Felix Thompson
French oil major Total has inked a US$14.9bn senior debt financing agreement for its Mozambique...
ITFC moves to support trade finance in struggling Senegal
10-06-20 / by Felix Thompson
With Senegal’s economy rocked by the impact of coronavirus, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation...
IFC adds Nigerian bank to global trade finance programme
04-03-20 / by Felix Thompson
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to provide a US$40mn guarantee to Coronation Merchant...
UK investors take aim at African trade finance gap
22-01-20 / by John Basquill
CDC Group is expanding its trade finance offerings in Africa, lending US$100mn to South African...
Absa inks risk participation agreement with AfDB
20-11-19 / by Eleanor Wragg
Absa and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an unfunded US$250mn risk participation agreement...
G7 countries invest in project to bridge Africa’s gender financing gap
01-10-19 / by Shannon Manders
Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), a pan-African initiative to bridge the US$42bn...