November 16, 2018
Zimbabwe: "Building a New Zimbabwe", a Flagship Report Launched By the African Development Bank to Spark the Country's Economic Development
Caption: Unveiling the Zimbabwe Economic Report: from left to right - Malcolm Pautz, G:ENESIS Analytics; Damoni Kitabire Country Manager COZW; Zvinechimure R. Churu, Principal… Read more »
November 14, 2018
Africa: A-List Attendees Throw Weight Behind Africa Investment Forum 2018
Heads of State, presidents of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), global and regional investors, business moguls and other A-list attendees are lauding the recently concluded… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - A New Bold Vision Tilts Capital Flows Into Africa
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others," a saying goes. When African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina laid out his vision to tilt the flow of capital… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Use of Blended Finance As a Tool for Scaling Up Investment in Africa, On the Rise
The use of blended finance as a tool to address risk perceptions and crowd in private investment to develop Africa and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is on the rise,… Read more »
Africa: Donors Commend Nepad-Ippf's Operational Performances
In 2018, disbursements on IPPF financed projects reached an all-time record of US$ 9.0 million. Read more »
November 13, 2018
Africa: At Africa Investment Forum 2018, Fashionomics Africa Cocktail Event Wows Crowd With Creative Artistry, Investment Opportunities
Investment opportunities presented by the African fashion industry was the main thrust behind a cocktail evening organised by the African Development Bank, together with the… Read more »
Africa: Combatting Climate Change - Boosting Green Investment in Africa With the African Development Bank's Afac Initiative
Launched on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank in Busan in May 2018, the African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) was the subject of a… Read more »
Africa: Egypt's Private Sector Wins Big At the Africa Investment Forum, Sees Forum Promoting Investment Opportunities
Projects from Egypt's private sector showed strongly at the just concluded Africa Investment Forum during which transactions close to US$50 billion were promoted by sponsors in… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Africa Energy Portal
The African Development Bank has launched the Africa Energy Portal (AEP) at the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg. Read more »
November 26, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Showcase Projects At the 2018 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week in Zimbabwe
The 2018 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week) will take place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from 26 to 29 November 2018, on the theme: "PIDA Implementation… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Invest EUR150 Million in Sanitation in Tunisia
During the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and the president of the European Bank… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - African Financial Alliance On Climate Change (Afac) Unveils Guiding Principles
The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled its guiding principles at the recently concluded Africa Investment Forum. Launched in June 2018, AFAC aims to… Read more »
Africa: African Development Institute to Host Women's Rights Advocate, Graca Machel, to Deliver the 22nd Eminent Speakers' Lecture Series On Friday, 16 November 2018
The African Development Institute will host Her Excellency, Graca Machel as the Special Guest Speaker of the institute's Eminent Speakers' Lecture Series on Friday, 16 November… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - African Development Bank Achieves Significant Progress With Energy Projects Across Africa.
The just-concluded Africa Investment Forum successfully convened key stakeholders, and provided an unprecedented platform for effective dialogue to drive investments into the… Read more »
November 10, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum exceeds expectations, participants unanimously agree
The curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace, on Friday, with transactions worth billions of dollars sealed. Read more »
November 09, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - G20 Compact With Africa Assesses Role in Facilitating Private Sector Investments
As part of the Africa Investment Forum, ministers from the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) assess its impact and role in driving private sector investment into Africa. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Exceeds Expectations, Participants Unanimously Agree
The curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace, on Friday, with transactions worth billions of dollars sealed. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Development Financial Institutions Pledge Joint Effort to Ramp Up Investment Into Africa
Major Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have agreed to join forces to help boost private investments in developing economies, particularly those in Africa. The commitment was… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Unveiling the Boardroom Deals, Key Highlights
Investment interest secured for 45 deals worth US$32 billion Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Acquires Stake in Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has acquired an equity stake in the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, formerly known as PTA. Read more »
Africa: Africa Agribusiness, a Us$1 Trillion Business By 2030
As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment Forum to make deals on investment opportunities, leaders of the continent's top agribusiness… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's IDC and African Development Bank Sign Loan Agreement to Ramp Up Industrial and Infrastructure Development in Africa
The African Development Bank and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, have signed a US$100 million and ZAR 1.3 billion loan agreement to finance industrial and… Read more »
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia Partnership to Organize Third Laureates Award Ceremony
As part of the celebrations of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Souk At-tanmia Partnership will organize its Third Laureates Award Ceremony, on Tuesday, 13 November 13, 2018 from… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - High-Tech Player Mara Announces First African-Made Smartphone
The Maraphone is high-spec, affordable, smart, transformative and in line with the Bank's Industrialize Africa High 5 priority Read more »
Africa: If You Want to Know 'The Big Five' Trends That Will Affect Business in Africa. This Is the Book to Read
For one week, Acha Leke and Mutsa Chironga studied stories from international news outlets to gauge the stories being told about Africa. What they found motivated them to change… Read more »