FirstBank Secures $150m Afreximbank Grant To Support Businesses In Nigeria
FirstBank Secures $150m Afreximbank Grant To Support Businesses In Nigeria
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a $150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. BLUEPRINTS reports.
The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Information Guide Nigeria
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Afreximbank’s $150 million financial support will be accessible to FirstBank customers that are involved in the manufacturing and importation of products and equipment required to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as initiatives to rehabilitate hospitals and strengthen diagnostic and testing capacity. jamb results
The loan will also be used for the financing of trade debt payments falling due to avert payment defaults in trade debt obligations.
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah, while commenting on the facility said: “This new disbursement under PATIMFA is a further proof of the relevance of the programme in helping African economies to recover from the crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since April 2020, when PATIMFA was launched, we are more than proud to have disbursed more than $7 billion to help Afreximbank member countries manage the adverse impact of the financial, economic, and health shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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