Afreximbank expands Africa–Caribbean engagement with Jamaica trade and investment roadshow

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) held its first roadshow in Kingston, Jamaica, on 2 June 2026 to discuss trade finance, industrial investment and commercial links between Africa and the Caribbean. The bank described the engagement in a statement issued on 5 June, after meetings with Jamaican government officials, companies and financial institutions.

The event followed Jamaica’s signing of an Afreximbank partnership agreement in July 2025 and the bank’s approval of a US$5 billion financing facility for Caribbean markets, including Jamaica. The facility covers a wider regional programme and should not be interpreted as US$5 billion already lent to Jamaican firms.

Afreximbank said its delegation used the meetings to explain financing, trade facilitation, investment and advisory services, and to learn more about local firms’ financing needs. It identified industrial parks, special economic zones, manufacturing, tourism and hospitality among the areas where knowledge and financing could support business development.

Jamaica’s then finance and public service minister, Fayval Williams, encouraged businesses and financial institutions to explore opportunities for two-way trade with African markets. Afreximbank group managing director Eric Monchu Intong said stronger industrial capacity was important to converting commercial agreements into sustained cross-border trade.

The discussions point to a practical opportunity for producers and distributors on both sides of the Atlantic. Expansion of exports depends not only on the availability of bank products but also on eligible borrowers, transport arrangements, standards compliance, reliable buyers and competitive production costs.

The roadshow was an engagement and market-development activity, rather than confirmation that the full Caribbean financing programme had been disbursed. The bank’s reported next steps would need to be judged by subsequent approved investments, trade transactions and business outcomes.

Sources: Afreximbank, 5 June 2026 release; Jamaica Information Service account of the 2 June Kingston event. Featured image: Afreximbank’s official publicity graphic for the June 2026 roadshow, used as a file graphic.