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What region receives the largest share of African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) loans?

West Africa accounted for 42.9% of Afreximbank loans in the first half of 2022. The major beneficiaries of this support were the financial services and oil and gas sectors. The bank has stepped in to fill the financing gap created in the oil and gas sector following the withdrawal of international banks from this sector.

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