Episode Synopsis "Africa: Export finance, PRI and life after Covid"

In a wide ranging discussion, TXF is joined by Melanie Lawrence of Afreximbank, Gabriel Buck of GKB Ventures and Chris Mitman of Investec to discuss challenges faced in providing export finance to Africa. The discussion focusses on current and future books for commercial banks, the retraction of the private insurance sector and the issues caused, lack of incentives for socially impactful sectors in the OECD consensus, specific African challenges related to local content requirements, and a call for greater provision of local currency solutions.

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