AFRIEXIM Bank pledges continuous partnership with Arik Air

The African Export-Import Bank, (AFRIEXIM Bank) has pledged to strengthen its relationship with Arik Air and support the airline in every area.
The bank’s president, Dr. Benedict Oramah, stated this when the bank’s board of directors paid a working visit to Arik Air office in Lagos recently.
The president said “we are supporting the airline because of the essential role it is playing in connecting people across Africa and making sure goods are delivered across the continent.”
He added: “We want to make sure they (Arik) are strengthened to do that. We also understand the difficulties in the environment, not only in Nigeria but in most African countries.
“Ours is a bank created to deal with or support our clients under such situations. We also wanted to be briefed on how these things are affecting the company and what we can do to make sure they ride through the situation.”
Oramah also stated that Arik Air “is a long standing client of the African Export Import Bank and have worked together for several years, building a mutually rewarding partnership.”
“This visitation is essential for us as a bank to see what the airline is doing and to listen to them about their future plans because we are promoting intra African trade with Arik Air as a strategic partner,” Oramah added.
In his response, the chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide thanked the AFRIEXIM Bank delegation for the visit.
He said the bank had been with the airline since inception, adding that the carrier also has strategic partnership with a lot of institutions such as the American Exim Import Bank, Export Development Canada (EDC), among others.