African Export-Import Bank vows to drive success of AfCFTA

ACCRA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- African Export-Import Bank, or Afreximbank, Africa's leading trade financing institution, on Monday pledged to drive the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Addressing the audience during the opening of the bank's annual general meeting held here, Benedict Oramah, president of Afreximbank, said the bank would provide additional 20 billion U.S. dollars until 2026 to bridge further the financing gap in intra-Africa trade.