Korea Eximbank Pledges Deeper Economic Ties With African Countries

According to The Korea Herald, the Export-Import Bank of Korea said Friday it will expand economic cooperation with African countries while backing South Korean companies that want to enter local markets. The policy lender said it held bilateral meetings during the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference on Wednesday and Thursday with Botswana Vice President Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe and finance ministers from Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Egypt, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Sierra Leone.