October 29, 2010
Africa: Interview with Byanyima - "Incorporating Gender Perspective in All Steps of Economic Policy Management Process"
One of the landmarks of the Fifth African Economic Conference held from October 27-29, 2010 in Tunis, Tunisia was the joint-launch by AfDB, UNDP and IDEP of the Gender and Economic… Read more »
Africa: Experts Discuss Governance Issues At Aec
"Since 2003 good governance has increased the impact of financial liberalization on financial development", said John Karikari, Assistant Director of the Centre for Economics of… Read more »
October 28, 2010
Africa: Interview with African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Executive Director, William Lyakurwa
"Good governance including the rule of law is central to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), retaining capital domestically as well as levering foreign assistance as… Read more »
Africa: Closing Gender Gaps Crucial to Equitable, Efficient Economic Development Management-Gepmi-Africa Partners
Four development institutions including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations African Institute for Economic… Read more »
Africa: AEC - Proposals for Africa's Investment Guarantee Agency
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Wednesday, 27 October 2010, presented a proposal for the Financial Sector Strategy and Action Plan (FSSAP) for the 2011-2016 period.… Read more »
Africa: AEC - Reforming Sub-Saharan Africa's Policy Frameworks in the Post-Crisis Period
The monetary policy framework comprises institutional arrangements to determine and implement monetary policy. It provides an anchor for monetary policy, identifies policy… Read more »
Africa: Renewed Optimism in Africa's Future Economies
The 5th African Economic Conference was opened on October 27, 2010, in Tunis with much optimism. Speaking during a press conference, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and… Read more »
Africa: AEC 2010 - Interview with Dr. Joseph Okpaku
"I have often said that societies are built and sustained on the strength of their intellectual capacity. If you unplug this capacity, society will die," says Dr. Joseph O. Okpaku,… Read more »
Africa: Mobilizing Domestic Resources As a Way Out of the Crisis
Domestic resource mobilization is key to sustained economic growth, development and transformation in all economies and this is even more so in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), say Eric… Read more »
October 27, 2010
Africa: AfDB Must Engage With New Partners On Solid Ground, Says Afdb Chief Economist
The new partnerships in which Africa is currently engaged are expected to enable the continent boost its infrastructure development efforts, strengthen governance, remove obstacles… Read more »
Africa: Fifth African Economic Conference Opens With Calls for Cooperation And Partnership With Africa
Partnership and cooperation were two of the watchwords at the opening session of the Fifth African Economic Conference on 27 October 2010 in Tunis. The distinguished… Read more »
Africa: AEC Paves Way for Africa to Position Itself in the New Global Order to Achieve Long-Term Growth," Says AfDB Chief Economist, Mthuli Ncube
The 27-29 October 2010 African Economic Conference (AEC) jointly organized in Tunis by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United… Read more »
October 25, 2010
Africa: Wole Soyinka - "Reversing Brain Drain is Key to Africa's Development"
The first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Wole Soyinka, has said that the reversal of Africa's brain drain is key to the continent's development. Read more »
Africa: Delegates Converge On Tunis for 5th African Economic Conference
Delegates have converged on Tunis for the 5th African Economic Conference (AEC) which will focus on the theme: "Setting the Agenda for Africa's Economic Recovery and Long Term… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mulls African Women Innovation Award
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is considering launching a global competition aimed at identifying women's projects and women-owned small businesses which have proved to be… Read more »
October 22, 2010
Africa: AfDB Launches First Project in Libya
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Libyan Export Promotion Council (LEPC) on Monday, 18 October 2010 in Tripoli, launched the institution's first project in Libya. Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Replenished With U.S. $9.5 Billion
Donors concluded negotiations of the Twelfth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-12), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group that… Read more »
Africa: Outcome of the ADF-12 Replenishment Consultations
Deputies representing donor countries concluded the Twelfth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-12) on October 7, 2010, with agreement on an increase of 10.6 percent… Read more »
Africa: Interview With R. Bissell, Member of AfDB Independent Review Mechanism Roster of Experts
The Boards of Directors on 23 June 2010 appointed Dr. Richard Bissell, the Bank's new member of the Roster of Experts for the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM). The Bank's… Read more »
October 21, 2010
Africa: "Africa Needs to Focus On Economic Growth Going Forward " says Mthuli Ncube
"Africa needs to focus on economic growth going forward. That growth needs to be strong, shared and sustained," Says AfDB Chief Economist, Mthuli Ncube, in an interview ahead of… Read more »
October 20, 2010
Africa: Providing SMEs Access to Credit AfDB Approves U.S.$ 10 Million to African Guarantee Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 in Tunis, a U.S.$ 10-million loan to the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to enable… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$20 Million Private Sector Equity Investment in Africa Forestry Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 in Tunis, a U.S.$20 million equity investment in the Global Environment Fund… Read more »
October 21, 2010
Africa: Financing Agricultural Research in Africa
The global financial and food crises have brought agriculture into sharp focus, demonstrating that poverty and food insecurity go hand in hand. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Approves Usd 15 Million Equity Investment in Catalyst Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday 20 October 2010 in Tunis, a U.S.$15-million equity investment in Catalyst Fund, a 10-year… Read more »
October 20, 2010
Africa: Fertilizers, Food Production And Poverty Eradication in Africa
The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama-based International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC), Amit Roy, has said that fertilizers are strong factors in efforts at increasing… Read more »
