Afreximbank admits Russian investment firm into shareholding
23 January 2018 |
3:09 am
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) expanded its shareholder-base, as it admitted JSC Russian Export Centre (REC), as the latest international financial organisation to join the institution. REC was admitted as a shareholder following its successful subscription to Class “C” shares of the African multilateral trade finance bank. With the new partnership, the two…
President, AfreximBank, Dr. Benedict Oramah
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) expanded its shareholder-base, as it admitted JSC Russian Export Centre (REC), as the latest international financial organisation to join the institution.
REC was admitted as a shareholder following its successful subscription to Class “C” shares of the African multilateral trade finance bank.
With the new partnership, the two entities have already started working actively on joint projects in a number of African countries, focusing mainly on mining and transport infrastructure.
REC is owned by the State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank (VEB]).
The shareholding, which became effective on December 29, 2017, followed discussions between the bank and Russian officials, during which the two sides explored ways of cooperating to take advantage of the numerous opportunities for trade and development between Russia and the continent.
The discussions resulted in an agreement signed by the President of Afreximbank, Dr. Benedict Oramah, and Chief Executive Officer of REC, Petr Fradkov, on December 11, 2017, by which REC committed to subscribing to the Class “C” Afreximbank shares.
Afreximbank shareholders are a mix of public and private entities divided into four classes, which consist of African governments, central banks, regional and sub-regional institutions, private investors and financial institutions as well as non-African financial institutions, export credit agencies and private investors.
Class “A” shareholders are African states, African central banks and African public institutions, including the African Development Bank, while Class “B” is made up of African financial institutions and African private investors.
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