The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has closed successfully issued its second Samurai bond issue, raising a total of 81.8 billion yen (about 527 million US dollars) through offers of regular and retail samurai bonds.

This transaction exceeds the amount of the first issue. of the bank in 2024 and attracted orders from more than 100 investors institutions and individuals, which once again testifies to the strong confidence of Japanese investors in the credit of the bank and its growing presence on the financial markets in yen.

On 18 November, Afreximbank set the price for a slice of 45.8 billion yen at 3 years on the regular bond market samurai, following a comprehensive series of engagement activities of investors taking advantage of the Tokyo International Conference on African development (TICAD9), including roadshows Transaction-free (NDR) in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka, a conference in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka global engagement with investors and a two-day informal survey process which tested the appetite of investors for terms of 2.5, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years. Markets expecting interest rates to rise by Bank of Japan, investor demand has focused on short terms, which resulted in a 3-year installment during the official marketing.

This installment aroused strong interest from asset managers (22.3%), life insurers (15.3%), businesses regional and wealthy investors (39.7%). At the same time, Afreximbank has set the price of its second retail samurai bond on November 18, a installment of 36 billion yen over 3 years, more than double the inaugural issue of 14.1 billion yen made in November 2024. The 2025 retail samurai bond also marks the first bond of this type issued in Japan in 2025.

As a result of the modification of Afreximbank's reference record on 7 November 2025, SMBC Nikko conducted an extensive request investigation over seven working days with of its national agency network, followed by a bond offering period of six business days. The offer enjoyed strong visibility thanks to Afreximbank's commitment to investors across the country, including its participation in TICAD9, where the Bank organized the Seminar on African finance in order to present the mandate of the Bank multinational development company in Africa and its credit profile at major Japanese institutional investors.