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Afreximbank facilitates $3 billion in investments

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Afreximbank facilitates $3 billion in investments

The African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank has facilitated $3 billion in investments in 21 countries, according to its director of trade facilitation and investment promotion, Gainmore Zanamwe. He announced the figure in Calabar during a conference on the AFSNET platform, Premium Times reports.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has facilitated investments totalling $3 billion in 21 countries. Gainmore Zanamwe, the institution’s director of trade facilitation and investment promotion, gave the figure on Thursday 12 November in Calabar, Nigeria, during a press conference held as part of the sixth edition of the AFSNET platform, Premium Times reports.

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