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East Africa:
Development Bank Backs Pastoral Production
This is Africa, 30 May 2012
The African Development Bank has launched a $300m programme to support pastoral production in the region. Read more »
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Africa:
Private Sector Key to Africa's Growth, Says 2012 African Development Report
African Development Bank (AfDB), 28 May 2012
Most African countries have come to recognize the critical role that the private sector can play to help the continent reach its full economic and social potential, according to… Read more »
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Africa:
Jobs for Youth Key to Africa's Continued Economic Growth and Social Cohesion
African Development Bank (AfDB), 28 May 2012
With the number of youths in Africa set to double by 2045, countries across the continent should boost job creation and help young people acquire new skills, according to the… Read more »
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South Africa:
UN, African Development Bank Also Back Youth Wage Subsidy
DA, 29 May 2012
The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) Development Centre and the African… Read more »
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Africa:
African Stakeholders Want Governments to Take Action to Stem Drought
African Development Bank (AfDB), 28 May 2012
Some African stakeholders on Monday at the ongoing Africa Development Bank (AFDB), annual meetings in Arusha, Tanzania, said that Africa was paying lip service to the age-old issue… Read more »
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Rwanda:
AfDB Names Top Growth Performers
New Times, 29 May 2012
Rwanda was ranked by the African Economic Outlook among top ten growth performers last year, a move attributed to its efforts towards macroeconomic management. Read more »
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Africa:
Growth to Reach 4.5 Percent
Daily News, 29 May 2012
AFRICA'S economy will grow by 4.5 per cent in 2012 after recovering from the impact of the 2009 global financial crisis and the 2011 Arab revolts, experts predicted in a report on… Read more »
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Africa:
African Growth to Bounce Back to 4.5 Percent in 2012
Capital FM, 28 May 2012
The African economy should grow 4.5 percent this year after recovering from the impact of the 2009 global economic crisis and the 2011 North African revolts, experts predicted in a… Read more »
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Tanzania:
12bn/ - Set Aside for AfDB Meet
Daily News, 27 May 2012
Tanzania has spent over 12bn/- in the preparations for the African Development Bank Group meeting taking place in Arusha. Read more »
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Africa:
AfDB Publishes All-Africa Report On Household Spending Patterns
African Development Bank (AfDB), 24 May 2012
Because Africa is a continent of 54 countries, finding data on how Africans live in terms of consumption and spending is not easy, but a new report from the African Development… Read more »
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Africa:
Africa's Top Business, Political and Academic Names to Flock to AfDB's Annual Meetings in Arusha
African Development Bank (AfDB), 24 May 2012
A dazzling array of Africa's most successful people, including a sitting president, a former president and a multibillionaire businessman, will gather at the Annual Meetings of the… Read more »