African Export-Import Bank, also referred to as Afreximbank, is an International financial institution, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, whose primary objective is to promote and finance trade within the African continent and trade between Africa and other continents.

Location

The headquarters of Afreximbank are located at 72 (B) El Maahad El Eshteraky Street, in the Heliopolis neighborhood in the city of Cairo, the capital and largest city in Egypt. The bank maintains a second branch at 2 Gnassingbe Eyadema Street, Asokoro, Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The bank's third branch is located at Eastgate Building, Third Floor, North Wing, Gold Bridge, in Harare, the capital and largest city in Zimbabwe.

Overview

Africa Export-Import Bank is a large multilateral financial service organization, with total assets valued at US$4.4 billion and shareholders' equity of US$707 million, as of December 2013.

Recent developments

The 22nd Annual General Meeting of the bank's shareholders will be held 10-13 June 2015 in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Three former African presidents will make presentations at the meeting. Also, the shareholders will elect a new bank president to replace Jean-Louis Ekra, whose term of office ends in 2015.