Following the steady decline in Africa’s share of global trade over the last decade, arguable due to lack of infrastructure and tariffs imposed on trade within Africa, the content is expected to see up to 50 % increase in intra-African trade by 2022 after trade commencement according to African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) terms. Imports and export volumes into and out of the continent as a whole is also expected to see a sharp rise within the next decade.

We see ourselves as a major enabler in the trade, import, and export growth story of Africa by closing the existing financing gap.

“Practical solutions for practical problems” – Using our broad network of local, regional and multinational banks, government credit agencies and other financial institutions, we source the most competitive financing solutions for our clients with the ultimate goal of enabling growth.

We support our clients to determine their working capital financing gap, CAPEX requirement, and re-financing needs, raise required funds at the most competitive rates on the market. We several funding instruments from our partner banks, we help optimize the cash flow cycle of our clients through invoice financing, purchase order financing, off-balance-sheet lending, letters of credit, to ensure the most efficient use of capital. We also work with Export Credit Agencies to provide low-risk buyer and seller credit facilities for cross border trading activities. Our clients are predominately operating in Africa and Europe.