African Trade Insurance Agency (“ATI”)

About Us

The African Trade Insurance Agency (“ATI”) is a pan-African multilateral financial  institution established in 2001 by African  States. ATI was  originally  launched with the  technical and  financial  support from  the  World  Bank Group and  has had  more recent support from  other institutions including the  African  Development Bank. ATI has  grown into  a market leader for risk mitigation in Africa, establishing itself as Africa’s primary trade and investment insurer and one of Africa’s largest Development Finance Institutions with an outstanding portfolio exceeding US$6bn at year  end  2019.

ATI provides political and  credit risk insurance to companies, investors and  lenders doing business in Africa. For over  a decade, ATI has maintained an A rating for Financial Strength and Counterparty Credit by Standard & Poor’s, and in 2019 obtained a second A3/ Stable rating from  Moody’s. ATI’s membership includes African  Member States as well as a number of corporate and  institutional shareholders. Besides its head office  in Nairobi,  ATI currently has offices in Benin, Côte  d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Uganda and  Zambia.