In two deals signed at the recently concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is providing a US$60 million line of credit and a US$20 million Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF) facility to CBZ Bank Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest bank. The line of credit facility will strengthen financial intermediaries’ capacity to support SMEs through financing...
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