The second edition of the awards ceremony comes as African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is promoting stronger ties between Africa and the Diaspora, in a push for a Global Africa ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), received the Pan African Business of the Year award for advancing industrialisation, export development, and economic transformation in Africa. Notably,
Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Vision for Global Africa: Charting a Path to Economic Empowerment
The Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, delivered a stirring speech at the Afreximbank’s annual meetings in Nassau, Bahamas, articulating a vision for “Global Africa” that transcends geographical boundaries to unite African and Caribbean nations in economic prosperity and self-determination. Mr Davis acknowledged the global economic landscape’s shift towards protectionism and nationalism, emphasizing
Building Resilience in an Era of Deglobalisation
It’s apt that Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings began with a contemplation of our era’s defining – and mutually conflicting – forces: globalisation and deglobalisation. And who better to deliver an address on these trends than Dr Roger Ferguson – the giant of American economic scholarship, 17th vice chairman of America’s Federal Reserve from 1999 to 2006
Afreximbank signs agreement for US$100-million trade finance facility to DRC’s Rawbank
Nassau, The Bahamas: 13 June 2024: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement for a US$100-million trade finance facility in favour of Rawbank to assist the Bank increase trade flows into and out of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The facility, the largest trade finance facility ever provided by Afreximbank to a
A discussion with Viola Davis – promoting African American storytelling
On Day 1 of the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2024) on June 12, 2024, we were blessed to have an audience with one of the true legends of the silver screen, Viola Davis, the winner of the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). She shared a stage with her husband, actor and producing partner Julius Tennon
Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings 2024 Calls for Africans Across the Globe to Unite
Nassau, The Bahamas, 12 June 2024: – Heads of State, Ministers, government officials, and renowned captains of industry were among the over two thousand delegates attending day one of the 31st African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Annual Meetings (AAM) being held in Nassau, The Bahamas from June 12-15. Themed “Owning our Destiny: Economic Prosperity on the
Afreximbank Launches 2024 African Trade Report and African Trade and Economic Outlook Report at AAM 2024
Nassau, The Bahamas, 12 June 2024: –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today launched its African Trade Report 2024 and African Trade and Economic Outlook Report 2024 at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) 2024 in Nassau, The Bahamas. The latter report forecasts that African economies will grow on average by 3.8% in 2024 – slightly ahead of
Annual General Meetings 2017
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