BRAZZAVILLE, June 1 -- AFRICAs trade finance sector showed resilience in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the continents unmet demand for trade finance declining between 2019 and 2024, according to the African Development Banks (AfDB) latest Trade Finance report.

The report estimates Africas trade finance gap ranged between 74 billion US dollars and 92 billion US dollars in 2024, with the lower estimate representing 5.4 per cent of the continents total merchandise trade value.

The AfDB said interventions by development finance institutions, governments, export credit agencies and global banks helped sustain trade flows during a difficult global economic period.

Without such support, the report noted, Africas annual trade fi...