Afreximbank
to hold 30thAnnual Meetings in Accra, Ghana, from18-21 June 2023.
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The 30thAnnual Meetings of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will take place in Accra, Ghana, from 18 to 21 June 2023. The event will mark the high point of the Bank’s year-long 30th anniversary celebrations,under the theme “Delivering the Vision. Building Prosperity for Africans”.
The 30thAfreximbank
AnnualMeetings and 30thAnniversarycelebrationswill bring together on
one platformthousands of people, including African and Caribbean leaders and
senior government officials, African,Caribbeanand other policymakers, corporate
leaders, bankers, academia and other thought leaders.The meetings will include
the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and an extensive seminar programme, featuring
plenaries and side events.
“We
thank His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addoand his Government
for graciously accepting to host Afreximbank’s 30th Annual Meetings.Thirty
years ago, the founding fathers of Afreximbank launched a bold initiative for
Africans. The hard work of the past three decades, in pursuit of that vision,
has shaped what Afreximbank has become today. Member States, clients, customers
and partners, the business and international trade community, all those in
Africa and the diaspora who strive for the prosperity of African people are
invited to join us in Accra to celebrate the Bank’s achievements and reflect on
its future in an increasingly turbulent world”,said Professor Benedict
Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank. Afreximbank
Annual Meetings are open to all those interested and/or active in promoting
African trade and supporting the socio-economic development of African economies.
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Ken
Ofori-Atta, noted that, “It is only fitting that the commemoration of this milestone
for Africa’s key Trade Finance institution is co-organised by the host of
AFCFTA Secretariat, the Government, and people of Ghana, who are determined
torch bearers for Africa’s quest for trade expansion and integration. This is
another opportunity to deepen cooperation and seek African solutions to
Africa’s challenges.”Register here for Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2023
(AAM2023). Afreximbank’s last Annual Meetings took place in Cairo, Egypt in
June 2022.
About Afreximbank
African Export-Import Bank
(Afreximbank) is a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to
finance and promote intra-and extra-African trade. For 30 years, the Bank has
been deploying innovative structures to deliver financing solutions that
support the transformation of the structure of Africa’s trade, accelerating
industrialization and intra-regional trade, thereby boosting economic expansion
in Africa. A stalwart supporter of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
(AfCFTA), Afreximbank has launched a Pan-African Payment and Settlement System
(PAPSS) that was adopted by the African Union (AU) as the payment and
settlement platform to underpin the implementation of the AfCFTA. Working with
the AfCFTA Secretariat and the AU, the Bank is setting up a US$10 billion
Adjustment Fund to support countries to effectively participate in the AfCFTA.At
the end of 2022, Afreximbank’s total assets and guarantees stood at over US$31
billion, and its shareholder funds amounted to US$5.2 billion. The Bank disbursed more than US$86 billion
between 2016 and 2022. Afreximbank has investment grade ratings assigned by GCR
(international scale) (A), Moody’s (Baa1), Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR)
(A-) and Fitch (BBB). Afreximbank has evolved into a group entity comprising
the Bank, its impact fund subsidiary called the Fund for Export Development
Africa (FEDA), and its insurance management subsidiary, AfrexInsure, (together,
“the Group”).