Shop talk: SMEs drive intra-African trade growth

Region:

Middle East & Africa

Max Thompson

Managing Editor

SMEs are the engine behind Africa’s trade growth – but funding is scarce. Kofi Adomakoh, head of bank guarantees and special finance at Afreximbank, outlines the bank’s mantra, Impact 2021: Africa Transformed, and explains how improving access to trade finance for SMEs is key to promoting intra-African trade.

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