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Africa
Countries: Countries such as South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, and Uganda

As of January 31, 2024

Export TSLs currently available to African countries are as follows.

Third global bank-to-bank loan for export to Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank

Name of loan JBIC Loan to TDB 3
Eligible countries Countries that are a shareholder of TDB and have also acceded to the Charter (a Member State), among those that have the status of membership of or are eligible to join the membership of any of the Regional Economic Communities (i.e. the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC)) and other African countries that border a Member State. As of March 2023, there are twenty-five such countries: Uganda, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros, DR Congo, Zambia, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Seychelles, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Burundi, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, South Sudan, Mozambique, Mauritius, and Rwanda
Borrower (abbreviation) Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB, formerly PTA Bank)
Local contact details Mr. Mengistu Jima, Head ECA Finance, TDB
Telephone number: +254-732-192-302
  • *First, please consult with Division 2, Mining and Metals Finance Department, Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group, JBIC (telephone number: +81-3-5218-3814)
Total facility amount Up to USD350 million (Co-financed with private financial institutions)
Unapproved (unutilized) amount Up to USD350 million (Co-financed with private financial institutions)
Interest rate JBIC portion: Interest rate pursuant to the OECD Arrangement + Risk premium pursuant to the OECD Arrangement (Private financial institution portion: Determined by the private financial institutions)
Loan period Determined for each contract approval
Final Repayment Date: March 25, 2041
Final application date for approval of contracts / projects March 25, 2025
Final disbursement date from JBIC to the Borrower September 25, 2026
Disbursement method Reimbursement and L/C switch (revocable L/U)
Eligibility of import/export contracts
Eligible sub-borrowers Importers of items, such as goods of Japanese manufacture or an affiliate of a Japanese company, determined by JBIC and TDB as being eligible for financing.
Eligible goods
  • Equipment and machinery (capital goods, spare parts, intermediate goods) and/or services of Japanese manufacture or an affiliate of a Japanese company (JBIC may also include goods produced in third country), except:
    • (a) Weapons and goods directly for the use of military purposes
    • (b) Nuclear power plant and related thereto
    • (c) Consumer goods including durable goods
    • (d) Passenger automobiles
    • (e) Light trucks and vans to be purchased for personal use
    • (f) Raw materials and intermediate goods with low value added
    • (g) Buses, trucks, and special automobiles to be purchased for personal use
    • (h) Ships of 100 g.r.t. or more and tugs of 500 BHP or more
Contract amount (currency) USD1 million or more
Contact details of JBIC Division 2, Mining and Metals Finance Department, Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group (telephone number: +81-3-5218-3814)

Second global bank-to-bank loan to The African Export-Import Bank

Name of loan JBIC Loan to AFREXIM 2
Eligible countries Countries that are a shareholder of Afrexim and have also acceded to the Charter. As of January 2023, there are fifty-two such countries: Algeria, Angola, Uganda, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Senegal, Tanzania, Chad, Central African Republic, Tunisia, Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, South Sudan, Mozambique, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Liberia, Rwanda, and Lesotho
Borrower (abbreviation) The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim)
Local contact details Ms. Melanie Lawrence, Senior Manager, Specialised Finance, Afrexim
Telephone number: +202-2456-4397
  • *First, please consult with Division 2, Mining and Metals Finance Department, Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group, JBIC (telephone number: +81-3-5218-3814)
Total facility amount Up to USD300 million equivalent (Co-financed with private financial institutions)
Unapproved (unutilized) amount Up to USD300 million equivalent (Co-financed with private financial institutions)
Interest rate JBIC portion: Interest rate pursuant to the OECD Arrangement + Risk premium pursuant to the OECD Arrangement (Private financial institution portion: Determined by the private financial institutions)
Loan period Determined for each contract approval (up to 10 years)
Final Repayment Date: March 25, 2032
Final application date for approval of contracts / projects March 25, 2024
Final disbursement date from JBIC to the Borrower March 25, 2025
Disbursement method Reimbursement and L/C switch (revocable L/U)
Eligibility of import/export contracts
Eligible sub-borrowers Importers of items, such as goods of Japanese manufacture or an affiliate of a Japanese company, determined by JBIC and Afrexim as being eligible for financing.
Eligible goods
  • Equipment and machinery (capital goods, spare parts, intermediate goods) and /or services of Japanese manufacture or an affiliate of a Japanese company (JBIC may also include goods produced in third country), except:
    • (a) Weapons and goods directly for the use of military purposes
    • (b) Nuclear power plant and related thereto
    • (c) Consumer goods including durable goods
    • (d) Passenger automobiles
    • (e) Light trucks and vans to be purchased for personal use
    • (f) Raw materials and intermediate goods with low value added
    • (g) Buses, trucks, or and special automobiles to be purchased for personal or private use
    • (h) Ships of 100 g.r.t. or more and tugs of 500 BHP or more
Contract amount (currency) USD-denominated contract amount: USD1 million or more
Euro-denominated contract amount: EUR equivalent to USD1 million or more
Contact details of JBIC Division 2, Mining and Metals Finance Department, Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group (telephone number: +81-5218-3814)
List of Export TSLs