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Afreximbank moves to double intra-African trade finance to $35 billion
The bank's 2026 Trade Report names SME access to finance as a live constraint on trade under AfCFTA — which is the constraint a Tanzanian exporter actually meets.
The EastAfrican· 06 Jul 2026· 3 min
What the report says
- Afreximbank plans to double its financing for intra-African trade to USD 35 billion, having disbursed USD 17.5 billion in 2024.
- Its 2026 Trade Report finds that SMEs, which account for a significant share of intra-African trade, continue to face limited access to finance.
- Deeper intra-African trade is framed as a way to cut dependence on vulnerable global supply chains.
The CGK take
AfCFTA is a paperwork and working-capital problem before it is a market opportunity. For a Tanzanian exporter the binding constraint is rarely demand across the border — it is who finances the shipment while the invoice sits unpaid.
Reported by The EastAfrican · 03 Jul 2026. Summarised and annotated by CGK; the full text remains the publisher's.
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