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GTR Africa 2025 London
When: November 20, 2025
Location: London, UK
People: Mark Norris

Mark Norris participated in a panel discussion titled “More players, more options: An outlook on African ECA projects and deal structure innovation” at GTR Africa 2025 London on November 20.

While 2024 was a more moderate year for total medium-to-long-term (MLT) export credit deals, with over US$13bn in commitments for Sub-Saharan Africa compared to US$16bn in 2023, volumes remain decidedly higher than at the start of the decade, with a widening variety of export creditors looking to participate in African transactions. China has reclaimed its role as the world’s leading MLT export creditor and as regions such as the GCC grow their footprint, attention on finance models and innovative deal structures is accelerating, from more flexible tenor design to the future role of MDBs, risk-sharing and blended finance.

This panel considered the export credit outlook in Africa and how both the trajectory for MLT deals and transaction design might innovate and evolve going forward.