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Home » Facilitating trade in Africa, AFEX opens second round of $240m funding series for African agro-processors

Facilitating trade in Africa, AFEX opens second round of $240m funding series for African agro-processors

Joan Aimuengheuwa by Joan Aimuengheuwa
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AFEX has opened the second round of its $240,000,000 Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) to help stabilise Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

The Nigerian-based commodities market player and first private sector commodities exchange in the country, AFEX will offer Agro-processors low-cost financing to bridge the funding gap between lenders and borrowers.

The funding, which is AFEX’s second in a three-year Commercial Paper programme that started in Q4 2021, where $65,000,000 was raised, is targeted at raising an additional $175,000,000 for processors unable to borrow in the commercial paper markets. 

AFEX is improving the efficiency of commodity trading and enabling the broader capital market to tap into the African commodities sector. The ABCP is a short-term debt instrument typically providing investors with a competitive 15% return on their investment, and maturity is up to 270 days. 

Agriculture remains one of the most important economic sectors for the continent, employing the majority of the population and accounting for 14% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, many African economies struggle with food security issues due to the gap between supply and demand.

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While banks or other financial institutions typically issue the security itself, the ABCP Notes are sponsored by AFEX Commodities Exchange and the proceeds of the issuance will be used by AFEX Investment Limited to provide pre-qualified Agro-processors with working capital support to enable them to purchase commodities required for their production processes at an agreed price. 

AFEX’s security is backed by the commodities serving as the credit enhancement in the transaction. AFEX lists the ABCP on ComX, its commodities trading platform then engages capital market operators for subscriptions for a set time. Funds raised are used to provide pre-qualified Agro-processors with working capital to purchase commodities required for their production processes at an agreed price.

 

Ayodeji Balogun, CEO at AFEX said, “AFEX has a strong track record in offering distinctively differentiated and innovative financial instruments to the marketplace, and this new Asset-Backed Commercial Paper will help bridge the gap between Agro-processors and investors.  Access to low-risk funding and capital is critical to empowering Africa to feed herself. We believe in making capital that is a right fit, in terms of timeliness and structure, available for all players in the value chain. Based on our past performance, we are confident that we will attract even more financing from private investors and, subject to value for money, they will help us secure this $175,000,000 investment in Africa’s food security.” 

Since its launch in 2014, AFEX has committed to levelling-up Africa’s agro-tech sector; by helping the continent feed itself by boosting food security and making food production more efficient. 

Before 2021, in a first-of-its-kind for Africa, AFEX raised $48,000,000 from their 20% oversubscribed Warehouse Receipt Backed Commercial Paper.

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