Nairobi Hosts Afreximbank’s Trade Finance Seminar

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a new round of advanced training for African trade finance practitioners to take place in Nairobi from November 10 to November 13.
Afreximbank said in a statement on Friday that the 2015 Advanced Trade Finance Seminars and Workshops would enhance the capabilities of African financial institutions and corporate professionals to structure trade finance deals to meet unique trade finance needs of the continent.
“We are greatly encouraged by the strong response we are receiving for this year’s Structured Trade Finance Seminar,” said Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank.
He said that “by also providing a platform for African bankers and other trade finance practitioners to meet and network, the seminar has been making a major contribution in boosting African trade.
“We can confirm that from these contacts, many participants have gone on to successfully meet their clients’ trade finance needs by tapping into the contacts made at the seminar to facilitate cross-border business deals by clients based in different countries,” Oramah said.