The fifth edition of the African Development Bank’s Trade Finance Report paints a picture of resilient African financial institutions in the post-Covid-19 years, despite a challenging global environment.
THE fifth edition of the African Development Bank’s Trade Finance Report paints a picture of resilient African financial institutions in the post Covid-19 years, despite a challenging global environment.
The 2025 Trade Finance Report, which provides an updated assessment of Africa's trade finance landscape over the 2020–2024 period following the Covid-19 pandemic, was released on Wednesday, during the Bank Group’s 2026 annual meetings, taking place in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
The report examines trade finance from a bank-intermediation perspective, filling important knowledge gaps while introducing new dimensions such as digitalization and environmental sustainability.
It also, for the first time, quantifies the contribution of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to trade finance on the continent.
