Benedict Oramah
5 Oct
The Nigerian creative economy has received a boost with a $200 million financing facility from the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) to support the growth of the creative industries.
15 Jun
*.... Disburses $18b to finance projects across Africa President, board of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, has announced that the bank's total asset was $37.3 billion at the end of 2023 financial year, against $31.3 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2022, amid harsh operating environment. The bank also disbursed a total of $18 billion…
5 Mar
The President of African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has said with enabling environment in trade institutions Nigeria would lead Africa in trade value chain.
2 Mar
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has canvassed free movement of Africans across the continent in order to actualise the lofty goals of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
27 Feb
How Africa and the rest of the developing world manoeuvre the emerging challenges presented by the unprecedented de-globalisation could potentially make or mar their economic progress in the years ahead, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has said.
15 Feb
President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has been nominated to deliver a lecture on the topic “Governance, Insecurity, Poverty and Socio-economic Development in Contemporary Nigeria and Africa.”
14 Jan
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully arranged a syndicated US$3.3b crude oil prepayment facility sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). An initial disbursement of US$2.25b has been made. A second tranche of US$1.05 billion is expected to be disbursed subsequently. This landmark financing is Nigeria’s largest crude oil prepayment facility and one…
4 Dec 2023
The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, today in Cairo received the Forbes Africa magazine 2023 Person of The Year award. At a well-attended award ceremony, which also included the unveiling of the cover for Forbes Africa’s December 2023/January 2024 edition featuring Prof. Oramah as Cover personality, Dr. Rakesh Wahi, Forbes…
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