The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will host the 25th African Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS2025) in Abidjan from November 4-6 to address Africa’s $100 billion trade finance gap, with a focus on funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

• The seminar aims to equip financial leaders with tools to design structured trade finance solutions for SMEs, which represent over 90 per cent of businesses in African economies like Kenya.
• Ms Gwen Mwaba, Afreximbank’s Managing Director of Trade Finance, stated that structured trade finance is "Africa’s ticket to turning unbankable deals into viable trade."
• The event will cover specialized topics such as Reserve-Based Lending and syndications, and will include workshops from institutions like the World Trade Organization.
• A dedicated factoring workshop will follow the main event to improve SME liquidity, highlighting the critical role of African financial institutions in developing their own capacity to fund trade.