The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Press Corporation Limited (PCL) have launched a national trade and distribution platform in Malawi, designed to bolster the country's export capabilities.

The initiative, executed through the Africa Trade and Distribution Company Limited (ATDC), represents a strategic effort to streamline trade logistics and enhance market access for Malawian goods.

The bank has recently expanded its financial footprint, having successfully priced a $1.

This development underscores Afreximbank's ongoing commitment to building trade infrastructure across the continent.

The bank has recently expanded its financial footprint, having successfully priced a $1.5 billion dual-tranche senior unsecured benchmark Eurobond earlier this year.

That issuance marked the bank's first US dollar public bond offering since July 2021, signaling renewed confidence in its balance sheet and strategic direction.

The launch of the Malawi platform complements other recent initiatives by Afreximbank aimed at reducing reliance on foreign hubs.