Access Bank strengthens AfriCaribbean trade at ACTIF 2025

Access Bank strengthens AfriCaribbean trade at ACTIF 2025

Access Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening trade and investment ties between Africa and the Caribbean through active participation in the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2025, held in Grenada. The forum gathered influential leaders and stakeholders from both regions, including former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, St Kitts & Nevis’ Prime Minister Terrence Drew, and top executives from Access Holdings Plc and Afreximbank.

Sunmbo Olatunji, Access Bank’s CEO for Caribbean Expansion, delivered a keynote session titled “AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment: From Vision to Reality”, emphasizing the bank’s role in unlocking trade, investment, and financial connectivity across sectors such as tourism, agriculture, renewable energy, and digital trade. Olatunji highlighted the bank’s vision to act as a bridge between Africa and the Caribbean, leveraging strategic partnerships with Afreximbank and other stakeholders to enable cross-border trade, foster inclusive growth, and facilitate investments.

Access Holdings’ Chairman, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, engaged in high-level discussions aimed at deepening economic ties and building sustainable partnerships between the two regions. The bank’s presence at ACTIF 2025 aligns with its Caribbean expansion strategy and plans to use trade finance, capacity building, and innovative financial solutions to support emerging markets.

The forum concluded with Afreximbank reporting over $300 million in investment and trade deals across infrastructure, tourism, digital transformation, and trade finance, highlighting tangible progress in AfriCaribbean economic collaboration.