The African Export-Import Bank will invest $1 billion into the Zimbabwean economy, the president of the bank, Benedict Oramah, said during a meeting with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the sidelines of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Azerbaijan.
Previously, Afreximbank injected over $2 billion into the African country's economy, Oramah noted.
"Currently, we have about $2 billion worth of funds in Zimbabwe overall. These are to banks, to companies, to government agencies. So, we have an additional $1 billion, also to banks, and also to companies, including support in railway development, the power sector and organizations that are involved in trading activities," Oramah said, as quoted by a local newspaper.
The bank’s president added that Afreximbank is working on developing an industrial park in Zimbabwe. He noted that the similar projects were launched in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt. Oramah noted that the organization is going to open an African Trade Center in Zimbabwean capital Harare in 2025.
In July, Afreximbank spoke of supporting the global course towards de-dollarization and transition to national currencies with the help of the pan-African payment system, which, as was said earlier in June, another 15-20 African countries were ready to join.