October 19, 2007
Africa: Launch of the Ideas for Development Blog
Ideas for Development, an international blog designed to stimulate debate on economic development issues, will be launched in Washington DC on 21 October 2007 at the World Bank and… Read more »
October 08, 2007
Africa: AfDB President Optimistic About Infrastructure, Trade
President Donald Kaberuka delivered a memorial lecture at the Bank of Uganda on 'The African Economy: Fifty Years after Independence", in honour of Mr. Joseph Mubiru, the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Emphasizes Importance of Hydroelectricty for Sustained Growth
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, has emphasized the importance of hydro-energy to Africa's sustainable development. Read more »
September 21, 2007
Africa: AFDB, ECA, WTO And World Bank Organize Conference On Aid for Trade in Dar es Salaam
"Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus on Africa", is the central theme of a high-level conference scheduled to take place on October 1-2, 2007, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,… Read more »
September 16, 2007
Africa: Development Bank Helps to Boost Infrastructure
The African Development Bank has supported the preparation of more than 15 regional projects as part of its assistance in upgrading infrastructure in Africa, Dr. Ini Urua, NEPAD… Read more »
September 12, 2007
Africa: Afdb Moves to Improve African Business Environment
In a bid to improve the African business environment, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis, endorsed a grant of US$ 15 million,… Read more »
September 05, 2007
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Paves Way for Increased Local Currency Lending
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), approved a US $ 25 million equity investment under its private sector window, on Wednesday in Tunis, to create a… Read more »
August 29, 2007
Africa: Development Bank Can Help Unite Continent - Official
The following interview presents an African Development Bank's view on the development impact of a Unitary Government in Africa. Read more »
July 24, 2007
Africa: AfDB Approves Communications Satellite Funds
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday in Tunis approved a US $ 50-million senior loan under its private sector window in support of a Regional… Read more »
July 17, 2007
Africa: Tackling Rural Poverty - Learning the Lessons Together
The African Development Bank (AfDB) today signed an agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to conduct a joint review of their work in supporting… Read more »
July 16, 2007
Africa: Official Visit of President Kaberuka to Libya
The President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB) will be on a two-day official visit to Tripoli, Libya, starting 15 July 2007. Read more »
Africa: Cooperation Between ADB And Libya
Libya is a prominent African development Bank member country. With 3.651 % of the institution's voting powers, it ranks as a leading African shareholder of the ADB, confirming… Read more »
July 06, 2007
Africa: AfDB Group Tops Billion Dollar Mark in Annual Private Sector Investments
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made over a billion dollars in annual private sector investments in Africa for the first time since its founding in 1964. The Bank… Read more »
June 22, 2007
Africa: Countries Should Address Barriers to Competitiveness - AfDB Economist
The Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Louis Kasekende, has emphasized the need to address those barriers that hold down business development in Africa… Read more »
June 15, 2007
Africa: G8 Applauds Work On Post-Conflict and Fragile States by the African Development Bank
The Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations have welcomed the current work of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on post-conflict and fragile states. In a statement on Friday… Read more »
June 01, 2007
Africa: Water Tops Africa's Development Agenda Commends Afdb Water And Sanitation Initiative
The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday in Brazzaville concluded two days of exhaustive deliberations on the challenges posed by Africa's dwindling water… Read more »
June 06, 2007
Africa: Sweden Makes Supplementary Contribution to the African Development Fund
The government of Sweden has announced the release of a UA 20 million (approximately USD 30 million dollars) supplementary contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF) . The… Read more »
May 14, 2007
Africa: AfDB Publishes First Results of the International Comparison Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just released the first results on the comparative consumption and price levels in African countries. They show that out of the 48 African… Read more »
February 16, 2007
Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Begin Field Trip
A team of African Development Bank Executive Directors have begun a field trip to asses the performance of projects and programmes funded by the Bank Group in some of its Regional… Read more »
May 07, 2007
Africa: AfDB Appoints Experts for Independent Review Mechanism
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed three experts to serve on the roster of the Bank Group's Independent Review Mechanism, a body… Read more »
February 01, 2007
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Publish Joint Performance Report
The African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank are making… Read more »
May 15, 2007
Africa: AfDB Group Annual Meetings in Shanghai Calls for Wider Sino-African Cooperation
The 42nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 33rd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund… Read more »
Africa: Chinese PM Says Aid to Continent has 'No Conditions'
The Prime Minister of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao on Tuesday in Shanghai received the President of the African Development Bank Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka. The AfDB President is in China… Read more »
May 14, 2007
Africa: AFDB Group Records Excellent Performance in 2006
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group achieved excellent operational and financial results in 2006, with overall loans and grants approvals by the Group increasing to US$ 3.9… Read more »
Africa: Shanghai Hosts AfDB Annual Meetings
The Shanghai International Convention Center has been a bee-hive of activity as China's business hub and economic capital prepares to host the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »