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  • IFC Supports Afriland to Provide Trade Finance Guarantees to Corporates in Cameroon

    CAMEROON, 2015/08/01 IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Afriland Initial Bank Cameroon ("Afriland"), to enable it to expand its trade finance operations and extend additional services to small and medium enterprises and corporate clients in Cameroon. The risk-mitigating scheme will provide guarantees to local importers and exporters that alleviate trade lines limitations and related constraints within the banking community. A breakthrough initiative towards a privately-owned Cameroonian bank, the facility of up to $15 million will guarantee Afriland's trade-related payment obligations. Through IFC's world network of confirming banks, Afriland can establish partnerships with several major international and regional banks, thus broadening access to trade finance for its clients.