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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87633, member: 27"]
A Pan-African development bank just cranked its Caribbean financing ceiling from US$3 billion to US$5 billion over the next four years.

Afreximbank's Caribbean cash boost
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[*]Afreximbank already pushed over US$750 million out the door regionally.
[*]Its active pipeline tops US$2 billion in pending deals.
[*]President George Elombi laid out the plans at a CARICOM summit in Basseterre.
[*]Full drawdown of that US$5 billion cap is the four-year target.
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Sector targets across the region
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[*]Healthcare builds are lined up for Barbados, Guyana, and Grenada.
[*]Tourism backing covers Barbados, Grenada, the Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda.
[*]Agro-processing and logistics projects span four Caribbean nations.
[*]Power, roads, and trade centers hit Grenada, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Suriname.
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Bigger institutional plays in motion
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[*]An African Trade Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados, got a fresh commitment.
[*]A standalone Caribbean Eximbank is on the long-term roadmap.
[*]Access Bank, Oando, and Arise IIP are eyeing regional entry.
[*]CARICOM's new payment system mirrors Afreximbank's own PAPSS model.
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ACTIF2026 and regional momentum
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[*]St. Kitts and Nevis hosts the Afri-Caribbean trade forum in July.
[*]ACTIF2026 features deal signings, matchmaking, and cultural events.
[*]Eastern Caribbean Central Bank partnered on a decade-long growth strategy.
[*]Doubling the Caribbean economy's size is the stated ten-year goal.
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