The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has strengthened its financial position in the first half of 2026, with total assets rising to $43.4 billion, as the continental lender expanded financing for trade, industrialisation and investment across Africa and the Caribbean despite a challenging global economic environment.
The bank’s latest financial results show that total assets increased from $42.3 billion at the end of the 2025 financial year, while total liabilities rose to $34.8 billion from $33.9 billion over the same period.
Shareholders’ funds also grew from $8.3 billion to $8.5 billion, reflecting continued capital strength that positions the bank to support member countries facing economic uncertainty and market disruptions.
The lender also reported an improvement in the quality of its loan portfolio, with the non-performing loans ratio falling to 2.20 percent from 2.43 percent, indicating stronger asset performance even as lending continued to expand.
Afreximbank maintained a solid capital adequacy ratio of 22 percent under Basel II standards, remaining well above regulatory requirements, while its liquidity position stood at 13 percent.
Denys Denya, Afreximbank’s Senior Executive Vice President, said the results demonstrate the institution’s resilience and its ability to continue financing Africa’s economic transformation.
“Our financial performance and strong position reflect the continued resilience of the Group at a time when our member countries are navigating a particularly complex global environment. Our healthy balance sheet gives us the capacity to respond when markets are disrupted, while continuing to finance the trade, industrialisation and investment that underpin longer-term economic resilience,” Denya said.
He said the expansion of the bank’s lending portfolio, coupled with strong asset quality and continued access to diversified funding sources, enables Afreximbank to respond to immediate economic challenges while sustaining investments that support long term growth across African and Caribbean economies.
“The expansion of our lending, the strength of our asset quality and continued access to diversified funding enable the lender to remain responsive to immediate challenges while supporting the structural transformation of African and Caribbean economies,” he added.
Afreximbank has in recent years positioned itself as one of Africa’s leading development finance institutions, playing a central role in financing intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), supporting industrialisation, infrastructure development and export growth across the continent.
The bank has also expanded its interventions beyond Africa into the Caribbean, providing trade finance, investment facilities and emergency support to strengthen economic resilience in participating countries.
Its latest performance comes as many African economies continue to grapple with high borrowing costs, volatile commodity prices, foreign exchange pressures and geopolitical uncertainties that have tightened access to international capital markets.
Against this backdrop, Afreximbank’s strengthened balance sheet is expected to enhance its capacity to mobilise financing for governments, businesses and regional trade initiatives aimed at accelerating economic integration and sustainable development.
