Africa Trade Finance Infrastructure Growth

Abstract

Examines why intra-African trade remains low (about 15% of Africa's trade in 2023) and how trade finance and infrastructure investment could raise it under the AfCFTA. Drawing on World Bank, Afreximbank, AfDB, UNCTAD and other data, it sizes the trade finance gap and the infrastructure deficit, and assesses instruments such as letter-of-credit confirmation, trade credit insurance, political risk guarantees and PAPSS. It recommends larger guarantee facilities, more risk sharing, deeper regional payment systems and more private capital through public-private partnerships.

Tags

• #Trade Finance
• #Africa
• #Infrastructure
• #AfCFTA
• #Development Finance