The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has consolidated its prominent position in the continent’s financial markets by ranking first as the leading mandated lead arranger and coordinator of issuances in Bloomberg Africa’s African Borrower Loan Ranking Tables for 2025. The bank also ranked third in the administrative agent category.
According to a statement, the ranking recognizes Afreximbank’s role in mobilizing large-scale financing and structuring debt solutions to support African governments and companies, drawing on capital from a broad base of investors within and outside the continent.
As an issuance coordinator, Afreximbank achieved a market share of 21.66%, with a total of 14 transactions completed throughout the year. In the lead mandated intermediary category, the bank recorded a market share of 23.65%, spread across 20 transactions.
Much of this activity was linked to syndicated operations in the oil and gas sector, an area in which the bank has played a strategic role in helping to reduce the continent’s existing financing gap.
In its role as administrative agent, Afreximbank secured third place in the Bloomberg rankings, with a market share of 13.92% and a total of 13 transactions, also with a strong presence in the energy sector.
Bloomberg Africa’s Borrower Lending Rankings are part of Bloomberg’s global capital markets rankings, which evaluate the leading financial intermediaries, issue coordinators, and advisors involved in different types of transactions, including loans, bond issuance, equities, and mergers and acquisitions.
These rankings are widely used by investors and analysts to assess the market share of financial institutions, monitor competition, and identify trends in the markets.
Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President for Global Trade, Haytham Elmaayergi, said the result reflects the work and dedication of the bank’s teams.
According to him, the rankings reinforce the institution’s commitment to facilitating the flow of capital to Africa, with the aim of boosting economic growth and supporting high-impact investments in strategic sectors on the continent.
