Partner profile: Trade finance
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Multilateral trade finance institution. Anchor finance partner of the AfCFTA, operator of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund and joint sponsor of PAPSS.
Type
Multilateral trade finance bank
Headquarters
Cairo, Egypt
Member states
53+ African states (illustrative)
Established
1993
About
Afreximbank finances and promotes intra- and extra-African trade through letters of credit, guarantees, factoring, project finance and direct lending. Under the AfCFTA, it serves as anchor finance partner and operates the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund.
Role in AfCFTA (mock summary)
- Operator of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund supporting states and private sector.
- Co-sponsor and clearing agent of PAPSS for cross-border settlement.
- Finances corridor infrastructure and SME participation in the single market.
- Hosts Biashara Afrika and the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF).
Mock summary: simplified for the demonstrator
Funder & instruments (mock)
Afreximbank is capitalised by African states, African institutional investors, financial institutions and private investors. For this demonstrator, no funding flow to the Gateway or to any specific transaction is represented.
NoteReference demonstrator. Afreximbank name and partnership content are shown for illustrative purposes. The role summary, funder notes and instrument descriptions are mock and not endorsed by Afreximbank or the AfCFTA Secretariat. No commercial relationship is implied.