November 19, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves Funding for Burundi-Rwanda-Tanzania Railway Project Study
The second phase of the Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati Railway project study will cover the existing 970-km Dar es Salaam-Isaka railway link and its extensions. Read more »
Africa: U.S.$16 Million for Rural Income Project
The objective of the project is to help reduce rural poverty in Uganda by facilitating access to and utilization of affordable financial and business development services for an… Read more »
November 18, 2009
Africa: High-Level Forum Adopts "Tunis Declaration On Public Procurement Reforms in Africa"
One of the key resolutions aims at strengthening, pursuing and improving reforms of existing public procurement systems so as to make them more effective, efficient and… Read more »
Uganda: U.S.$ 16 Million for Rural Income Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Tunis, a UA 10.21 million (US$ 16.23 million) loan to finance a Rural Income… Read more »
November 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB At the World Summit On Food Security
The World Summit on Food Security, which is being held in Rome between 16 and 18 November 2009, is being fully supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
November 17, 2009
Africa: AEC Participants Discuss Impact of Foreign Direct Investments on Poverty Reduction in Africa
As part of the African Economic Conference, some 150 participants met on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at the UN Conference center in Addis-Ababa, where they listened to a… Read more »
Africa: The High Level Forum On Public Procurement Reform - Sustaining Economic Development And Poverty Reduction
On 16-17 November 2009, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting in Tunis the high-level forum on public procurement reforms in Africa. The forum is an opportunity for… Read more »
November 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB to Meet With Kenyan Private Sector Players
The Private Sector Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is organizing a "Business Opportunities Seminar" (BOS) to be held in Nairobi on November 19, 2009. Read more »
November 13, 2009
Africa: AfDB: Fourth AEC-Researchers Track Missing Links in Africa's Development
Several issues emerged from the theme of the conference, "Fostering Development in an Era of Economic Crisis". The most dominant among these was the consensus that would be… Read more »
November 12, 2009
Africa: Tailored Policies for Effective FDI in Africa
African countries require significant levels of capital investment to help them stay on track regarding the attainment of MDGs, said a study titled: Impact of FDI on Poverty… Read more »
Africa: Poverty and Inequality
The topic of Poverty and Inequality was tackled by a group of researchers and economists. "Growth, Poverty and Inequality in Ethiopia: Which Way for Pro-Poor Growth?" was the title… Read more »
Africa: Development Effectiveness - Aid Comes Under Scrutiny
Zambian-born Economist, Dambisa Moyo, for instance, asserts that aid to African nations was not just ineffective, but was worse than no aid. In her book, titled "Dead Aid", Ms.… Read more »
Africa: AEC Participants Discuss Impact of Foreign Direct Investments on Poverty Reduction in Africa
As part of the African Economic Conference, some 150 participants met on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at the UN Conference center in Addis-Ababa, where they listened to a… Read more »
Africa: Confronting the Global Financial Crisis: Bank Efficiency in Africa
The current global financial crisis that originated in the collapse in the market for sub-prime mortgages in the United States in 2007 initially did not hit Africa directly. The… Read more »
Africa: Fourth African Economic Conference-Imperative of Re-designing Africa?s Development Trajectory
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, officially opened the 2009 African Economic Conference on Thursday in Addis Ababa, where he tasked African economists and policy-makers to… Read more »
Africa: China - Threat or Opportunity?
Mauritius is so small that wherever you are in the country you are always so close to the port. While in the fashionable talks of the grave issue of climate change this seems like… Read more »
Africa: Does Natural Resource Endowment Matter in Africa?
Natural resource endowment offer great opportunities for achieving high levels of growth and development if properly managed. However, in the case of African countries, it is not… Read more »
Africa: AEC Participants Discuss Impact of Foreign Direct Investments on Poverty Reduction in Africa
As part of the African Economic Conference, some 150 participants met on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at the UN Conference center in Addis-Ababa, where they listened to a… Read more »
Africa: The Financial Crisis, an Opportunity to Accelerate Investment
Introduced by a presentation by Oxford University Professor, Paul Collier, the session underscored the need to strengthen public finance management, resource mobilization through… Read more »
November 11, 2009
Africa: Importance of Women Entrepreneurship in Times of Economic Crisis
These two popular sayings underscore the critical and timeless roles women play in society. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Extends Its Support to the Wastewater Sector in Egypt
This long- term foreign currency loan, of an amount of Euro 53.3 million, approved by the Bank's Board in Tunis last month, will contribute to the financing of the Gabal El-Asfar… Read more »
Africa: Experts Reflect on Imperative of Regional Action for Agriculture in Africa
"Africa has to change ways of doing things in agriculture and to recognize the global winds of change for the sector," Bank Group Operations Evaluation Officer, Detlev Puetz, said… Read more »
Africa: Semi-Commercial Loans and Natural Resource Exploitation for Africa
The AEC session on the global financial crisis on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, was marked by a measured presentation from Paul Collier, Professor of Economics, and Director for… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group Delegation Ends Official Visit to India
The Bank Group delegation that was in India on an official visit devoted its third and last day in the country to information and communication technology. While in Bangalore, the… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference Considers Prospects for Re-Launching Africa's Development
The 11-13 November Conference, jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the theme "Fostering Development in an… Read more »