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Financial Services & Capital Markets

Cross-border RMB settlement, local currency swaps, trade finance instruments, and private equity syndication.

Strategic Action Mandate

Providing the financial plumbing for Africa-China commerce. We facilitate interbank relationships, trade settlement mechanisms, insurance de-risking, and equity co-investment funds focused on African growth enterprises.

Designated Committee:ACCBCF Banking, Finance & Investment Committee

Local Value Addition Strategy

De-dollarizing bilateral commerce to lower exchange fees by 5-8%, insulating African enterprises from FX volatility, and mobilizing patient capital.

Institutional China-Africa Value Chain Upgrading

Bilateral Cooperation Mechanism

Central bank bilateral swap implementation, commercial bank correspondent networks, and development finance syndication.

Policy & Regulatory Alignment:

Aligned with AfCFTA Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and FOCAC Financial Connectivity Priority.

Focus Areas

Core Strategic Pillars

01

Cross-border bilateral Renminbi (RMB) settlement and local currency swaps

02

Letters of Credit (LC), structured trade finance, and factoring facilities

03

Private equity co-investment funds focused on African industrial projects

04

Export credit insurance, political risk guarantees, and sovereign credit wrapping

Bankable Action

Priority Investment & Matching Opportunities

China-Africa Cross-Border Trade RMB/Naira Clearing & Liquidity Window

Pre-feasibility alignment, sovereign licensing, and B2B joint venture structuring available through the Secretariat.

Bilateral Industrial Development Fund for SEZ Infrastructure Financing

Pre-feasibility alignment, sovereign licensing, and B2B joint venture structuring available through the Secretariat.

Export-Import Equipment Leasing & Supplier Credit Consortium

Pre-feasibility alignment, sovereign licensing, and B2B joint venture structuring available through the Secretariat.

Digital Trade Finance & Smart LC Blockchain Settlement Gateway

Pre-feasibility alignment, sovereign licensing, and B2B joint venture structuring available through the Secretariat.

Secretariat Action Desk

Ready to Structure Bilateral Action in This Sector?

Connect with the ACCBCF Secretariat Trade & Investment Desk at the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in Abuja to initiate project onboarding, concession structuring, or strategic matchmaking.

Block D, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
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