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Moody's downgrades Afreximbank amidst mounting debt concerns

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been hit with another downgrade, this time by Moody's, another major international credit rating agency. This downgrade follows a similar move by Fitch only four weeks ago.

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The invisible hand of African trade: When borders bend to necessity

The recent Uganda decline in exports to the East African Community reported by some media, amounting to $228.19 million lost over the past year, might seem like a setback on paper. But what if this is not a decline at all, but rather a powerful, silent redirection? The truth is that a significant portion of this formal trade has not vanished, but simply slipped into the shadows, shifting from official channels to the vibrant, often necessity-driven, informal market.

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Afreximbank's 2025 African Trade Report shows considerable increase in intra-African trade

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its 2025 African Trade Report, a flagship yearly publication of the Bank. The latest edition, titled "African Trade in a Changing Global Financial Architecture," underscores the significant transformation occurring within the global financial and trade landscape, offering an in-depth analysis of macroeconomic conditions, global and African trade developments, commodity market trends, shifts in the financial landscape, with future growth and trade prospects. Furthermore, it provides strategic insights on how Africa can navigate this period of structural change, characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, rising protectionism, volatile capital flows, and an increasing trend toward deglobalization.

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Why African businesses struggle to scale: the growth imperative for industrial development

Africa’s economic future hinges on its ability to foster robust trade, both internally and globally. Yet, a critical bottleneck is the relative scarcity of large, established companies capable of driving significant trade volumes and competing effectively on a global scale. This perspective, highlighted in a January 2025 article published in The Economist, underscores the unique role of large firms as catalysts for productivity and economic prosperity. On our blog.

Unlocking African markets for LATAM exporters: customs and transport strategies

Hereunder is a transcription of some of the main points from the discussions at the yesterday's Webinar "Unlocking African markets: customs and transport strategies" organized by the Latin-Africa Chamber of Commerce (CLAF), with some additional information.

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