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Afreximbank seals $1.75bn deal for Angola’s state oil firm Sonangol

L-R: Mr Osvaldo Inácio, Board Member of Sonangol, Mr Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President of Global Trade Bank at Afreximbank and Mr Gaspar Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Sonangol. Photo: Afreximbank
L-R: Mr Osvaldo Inácio, Board Member of Sonangol, Mr Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President of Global Trade Bank at Afreximbank and Mr Gaspar Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Sonangol. Photo: Afreximbank
  • $1.75bn facility backs Sonangol’s operations and capital spending
  • Deal highlights push for African-led, export-backed financing

 

LUANDA, ANGOLAAfreximbank has closed a $1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Angola’s state oil firm Sonangol, boosting funding for operations and investment in the energy sector.

The African Export-Import Bank said the financing, arranged alongside other mandated lead arrangers, will support Sonangol’s operating and capital expenditure needs while advancing Africa-led financing structures aimed at strengthening economic sovereignty and industrialisation.

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