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<\/a> Afreximbank will loan United Bank USD 600 mn for on-lending to SMEs and to support trade <\/strong>finance<\/strong>, Masrawy<\/a> reports, citing sources it says are in the know. Afreximbank provided a credit facility of the same amount to the bank last year to help SMEs access financing during the covid-19 pandemic, the sources said. The African multilateral lender provided almost USD 5 bn to Egypt<\/a> last year, including USD 3.55 bn<\/a> to the banking sector to support the economy through the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afreximbank will loan United Bank USD 600 mn for on-lending to SMEs and to support trade finance, Masrawy reports, citing sources it says are in the know. Afreximbank provided a credit facility of the same amount to the bank last year to help SMEs access financing during the covid-19 pandemic, the sources said. 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