GTR Africa Leaders in Trade 2015: the winners
06-01-16 / by Shannon Manders
At the end of 2015, GTR called everyone involved in the trade finance market to...African Development Bank (AfDB)
DFIs take the lead on African infrastructure funding
08-12-15 / by Shannon Manders
Development financial institutions (DFIs) invested around US$328bn in African infrastructure between 2009 and 2014, according...
AfDB and SMBCE to share trade finance risk in Africa
19-11-15 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an unfunded US$100mn Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for...
AfDB provides US$15mn for UniBank Ghana
19-10-15 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$15mn of trade finance credit for UniBank Ghana.
Downturn in commodity prices presents opportunity for Africa
06-10-15 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
Glencore is waiting for commodity prices to pick up again before resuming production, which was...
AfDB teams up with Santander on RPA
24-04-15 / by Shannon Manders
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an unfunded US$40mn risk participation agreement (RPA) with...
SA solar power plant wins project financing
09-04-15 / by Shannon Manders
A total of US$660mn in non-recourse project financing agreements have been signed for the construction...
Support grows for African factoring firms
17-03-15 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
African factoring firms have received lines of credit worth US$48mn from the African Export Import...
Sealink project gets wind in its sails
03-03-15 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
West and Central African maritime project Sealink has received a US$302,000 financial grant from the...
Africa clamours for ECA support
12-02-15 / by Sarah Rundell
The need for export credit financing in Africa is as crucial as ever, and banks...