African Export-Import Bank Group (Afreximbank/Group) has released its consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025 (H1 ‘2025).
Amid heightened geo-political tensions, persistent inflationary pressures, currency volatility, and tighter global financing conditions, the Afreximbank Group delivered, once again, satisfactory results for the first half of the year (H1’2025). This performance, which surpassed that of the 2024 comparative period, reflected higher net income, a robust liquidity position, and strengthened capital buffers, positioning the Group to better fulfil its mandate across its member states in Africa and the Caribbean Community.
Gross income grew by 2.04% over the comparative period, reaching US$1.6 billion for the H1’2025. Net interest income stood at US$835.9 million, representing a 1.17% increase over the prior period. This modest growth was achieved despite the decline in global benchmark rates, largely reflecting the Group’s efficient management of funding costs. Gross fee and commission income arising from unfunded activities, including issuance of guarantees, letters of credit (contingent liabilities) and provision of advisory services amounted to US$61.9 million.
Notwithstanding the 21% increase in operating expenses, the Group maintained a very favourable cost-to-income ratio of 19%, broadly in line with the historical levels, and well below the strategic ceiling of 30%. The increase in expenses was mainly driven by the implementation of strategic initiatives, and the recruitment of additional staff to support the Group’s growing activities and inflationary pressures,
Afreximbank’s on-balance sheet and contingent items closed H1 ‘2025 at US$42.5 billion, representing a growth of 6.0% over the position as at 31 December 2025 (FY’2024). Loans and advances (the portfolio) stood at US$27.7 billion (FY’2024: US$29.0 billion). This reported decrease in the loans and advances port- folio was on account of early repayments by some sovereign borrowers, who ben- efited from stronger commodity prices and improved foreign currency positions. With non-performing loans (NPLs) at 2.48% for H1’2025 (FY’2024: 2.33%), the quality of the portfolio remained sound and well with- in prudent levels.
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