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By Seade CAESAR The United Arab Emirates has quietly but decisively positioned itself as one of Africa’s most consequential economic partners. Through its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement program, the UAE is reshaping how trade, investment, and mobility between the Gulf and Africa are structured. What began as a diversification strategy away from oil has evolved […] The post Ghana, Rwanda, and the next wave: Where UAE-Africa CEPAs are headed in […]

By Michael Kofi FOSU Every day at Ghana’s ports, containers arrive bearing goods that keep the economy running — food, machinery, medicines, building materials. Yet behind many of these shipments lies a silent haemorrhage draining the national purse: trade mis-invoicing. Trade mis-invoicing occurs when exporters or importers deliberately falsify shipment information — value, quantity, volume, […] The post The hidden cost of trade mis-invoicing appeared first on The Business & […]

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully closed a US$1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol, Angola’s national oil company. The strategic financing will support Sonangol’s projected operating and capital expenditure requirements, while advancing Afreximbank’s mandate to promote African-led financing models that support growth, industrialisation, economic self-reliance, and sovereignty. Afreximbank played a catalytic, balance-sheet-led role […] The post Afreximbank does more for African energy champions: Closes US$1.75bn syndicated deal for […]

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been registered with the ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Standard by Certification Partner Global (CPG), marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s institutional evolution and commitment to world-class operational excellence. Issued in November 2025, this registration follows rigorous independent assessments of Afreximbank’s enterprise risk management framework by external auditors, with zero […] The post Afreximbank’s ISO certification makes it leading trade finance institution in Africa appeared […]