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to Africa in order to support higher levels of foreign direct investments. Seven COMESA countries obtained a grant from the World Bank to conduct a study to look at factors contributing the low levels of FDI to their countries. The study revealed political risk to be the main constraint and the
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ATIDI is Africa's only multilateral investment and credit insurer and as of 31 December 2023 it had supported trade and investments into Africa valued at over USD85 billion since inception. ATIDI facilitates partnerships between African countries, lenders, investors, traders and insurers by
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primary concern for prospective investors. The study expanded into a World Bank project (The Regional Trade Facilitation Project I) from which ATI was created. ATI was launched in 2001 in Kampala, Uganda and opened its doors in Nairobi, Kenya, ATIDI's headquarters.
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providing Political (Investment) Risk Insurance to lenders and investors and also (Trade) Credit Insurance and Surety Bonds to commercial bank lenders and private sector traders of goods and services.
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became the first non-African member country to become a shareholder through its government-backed export credit agency,
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ATIDI has 24 African member states 1 non African Member State and 12 other corporate shareholders including the
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continent intended to provide insurance against political (investment) and commercial risks in order to attract
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Mitigation of political (investment) and commercial risks in Africa
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African insurance, trade and political risk mitigation institution
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ATIDI (African Trade & Investment Development Insurance)
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General Counsel & Corporate Secretary: Linda Bwakira
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Intergovernmental organizations established by treaty
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Nairobi, Kenya: ATIDI. 2023. p. 9. 204: 975:The Economist Magazine (9 August 2001). 849: 1025:"Regional Trade Facilitation Project 1" 1237: 241:Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 132:Chief Financial Officer: Gladys Karuri 128:Chief Executive Officer: Manuel Moses 1048: 1046: 970: 968: 877:: Assigned A3/Positive (March 2023) 1110: 943:Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 869:: Reaffirmed A/Stable (April 2024) 136:Chief Risk Officer: Anthony Ehimare 13: 1250:International finance institutions 14: 1291: 1260:Organizations established in 2001 1191: 1104: 1075: 1043: 1016: 1006:2023 Annual Report & Accounts 997: 965: 858: 277:Paid-up Capital (in million USD) 271:Paid-up Capital (in million USD) 265:Paid-up Capital (in million USD) 1255:United Nations Development Group 1053:Pauline Kairu (31 August 2023). 366:African Reinsurance Corporation 1031:. 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London, United Kingdom 888:African Development Bank 211:African Development Bank 90:Political Risk Insurance 686:Trade Development Bank 1280:Export credit agencies 1221:1.296528°S 36.814028°E 1111:LAU (17 August 2018). 953:Trade Development Bank 855: 215:Trade Development Bank 205:Shareholders / Members 92:Trade Credit Insurance 928:Mizuho Corporate Bank 853: 106:1 Non-African Country 1226:-1.296528; 36.814028 118:English & French 104:24 African Countries 1217: /  1119:. New Bombay, India 274:Other Shareholders 21: 856: 798:UK Export Finance 114:Official language 19: 977:"Insuring Africa" 845: 844: 219:UK Export Finance 150: 149: 94:Performance Bonds 1287: 1245:World Bank Group 1232: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1215: 1214: 1213: 1210: 1185: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1171: 1163: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1143: 1135: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1108: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1092:. Nairobi, Kenya 1079: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1063:. 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Index

Upper Hill
Nairobi
https://www.atidi.africa/
African
foreign direct investment
COMESA
The World Bank
capacity
African Development Bank
Trade Development Bank
UK Export Finance
SACE
CESCE
Africa RE
Kenya RE
Chubb
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
Atradius
India
ECGC

S&P
Moody's
African Development Bank
African Export-Import Bank
Africa Finance Corporation
Berne Union
Chubb Limited
COMESA
ECGC

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