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Afreximbank Raises $1.5b in Largest-ever Bond Issuance

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully priced a $1.5 billion dual-tranche Reg S/144 senior unsecured benchmark Eurobond, marking its first dollar public bond issuance since July 2021 and largest bond issuance to date. According to the bank, the bond was issued in two tranches: $750 million with a 5.5-year tenor, maturing in January 2032, and […]

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Fitch Downgrades Afreximbank to ‘BB+’/Stable Amid Concerns Over Ghana’s Debt

Fitch Ratings has downgraded African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-’. Fitch also downgraded Afreximbank’s Short-Term IDR to ‘B’, from ‘F3’, and the long-term ratings on the bank’s global medium-term note programme and debt issuance to ‘BB+’, from ‘BBB-’. The global rating institution subsequently withdrew the bank’s ratings. In […]

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PAPSS Cowry to Benefit Manufacturers, SMEs

Manufacturers and small businesses are set to benefit from a new era of seamless cross-border payments, thanks to the launch of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System- PAPSS Cowry, a game-changing payment platform. This cutting-edge platform, backed by Afreximbank, the AU and AfCFTA, and recently launched in Lagos, promises to increase efficiency, reduce costs and […]

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