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African Development Bank Supports Bank One With $40 Million Trade Finance Package

As per the latest news, the African Development Bank is supporting the Bank One of Mauritius by granting a $40 million trade finance package to boost its capacity to provide trade finance facilities to SMEs, local corporates and other important areas in Mauritius and across Africa.

The above-mentioned package consists of a $25 million risk participation agreement and a $15 million transaction guarantee as per the announcement. 

This transaction guarantee will enable the Bank to provide up to 100% guarantee to confirming banks for the risks of payment failure arising from the confirmation of trade finance instruments issued by Bank One. On the other hand, the risk participation arrangement will initiate up to 50% guarantee cover on a portfolio basis to boost the trade finance transactions started by issuing banks in area member nations. In short, this financial backing will help Bank One strengthen its capacity to cater to the trade finance requirements of key sectors.

“Looking at the cross-sectoral practices of trade, the proposed funding, while utilizing Bank One’s footprints, is supposed to upgrade the African Advancement Bank's endeavours to coordinate Africa and enhance the quality of life of African residents,” stated the African Development Bank Head of Trade Finance Lamin Drammeh.

According to the African Development Bank’s analysis, Africa has a “Trade finance gap” of 81 billion as SMBs and other domestic organizations face greater complexities accessing trade finance services compared to multinationals and big local corporations, as per the reports.

Considering these facts, the African Development Bank is all set to decrease this gap by incorporating a new transaction guarantee and risk participation agreement with Bank One, a leading Mauritian and provincial bank.

“This financial approval confirms the Bank's help for financial reconciliation as a foundation for the improvement of the private sector across the area,” stated African Development Bank Deputy Director General for Southern Africa Kennedy Mbekeani.

This declaration comes around two months after Nigerian startup Breeze cooperated with United Kingdom-based supply chain finance organization Finverity to speed up its main goal of giving SMBs in Africa admittance to trade finance services.

Like the African Development Bank, these organizations stated that most trade financing from African banks is granted to larger corporations, despite the fact that a large portion of the provincial trade participants are SMBs.

“This association provides us with the necessary support as we boost our operations in Nigeria,” stated Breeze CEO Chimenem Nnwoka. “Our arrangement with Finverity allows us to initiate modular supply chain finance products that are adjusted as per the requirements of our customers.”





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