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Afreximbank, gov’t advance talks on $1.5bn package

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One of Africa’s leading multilateral financiers, Afreximbank, has executed an MoU with the Finance ministry, paving way for the utilisation of a $1.5 billion support package first offered by the institution in 2022, BusinessWeek can reveal.

The Cairo-headquartered supranational, of which Botswana is a member, offered the three-year country programme in 2022, but talks eventually broke down, reportedly over terms. In 2024, the bank, with assets approaching $45 billion, said it was still open to further discussions with Botswana.

In the last fortnight, Afreximbank senior officials were in the country to progress dialogue on different forms of cooperation, BusinessWeek has established.

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