November 07, 2012
Africa: Comparative Study On Export Policies - Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and South Korea
A robust structural transformation is critical to shape a country's ability to generate a faster and more inclusive growth that is required to tackle social challenges, such as… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: Africa Attempts to Assess the Impact of Capital Flight
The time has come for African governments to assess the financial repercussions of capital flight on the continent. This was the view, on Thursday evening, of Ameth Saloum Ndiaye,… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Strengthened Partnerships With African Think Tanks Will Enhance Bank's Position
"Partnering with think tanks needs to be part and parcel of the Bank's effort to become a strong knowledge broker." - Hau Sing Tse, Executive Director of the African Development… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Korean Government and AfDB Sign Amended Cooperation Agreement for KOAFEC Trust Fund
A supplementary Technical Cooperation Agreement of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund was signed on October 16, 2012, between Jaewan Bahk, Minister of… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange On Health Insurance
On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems Strengthening (ANHSS), will be sponsoring… Read more »
October 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Opens External Representation Office in Tokyo
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday in Tokyo officially opened the Bank's External Representation Office for Asia in the Japanese… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Joins Development Partners in Support of Agricultural Cooperatives On World Food Day 2012
The African Development Bank joins its development partners and member countries today in celebrating World Food Day 2012. Read more »
October 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Presents Emerging Africa and Health Labour Market At Canada Conference
The Director for Human Development at the African Development Bank, Dr. Agnes Soucat, made a presentation on Emerging Africa and the Health Labour Market at a special session on… Read more »
October 11, 2012
Africa: AfDB Governors Consultative Committee Endorses Roadmap for Return to Headquarters in Côte d'Ivoire
The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank's return to… Read more »
October 05, 2012
Africa: 12th International Economic Forum On Africa - Strengthen Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Policies
European and African policy-makers, economists and academics working on and with Africa, came together in Paris Thursday to discuss the performance of African economies and the… Read more »
October 08, 2012
Africa: AfDB At the 40th Anniversary of Africa-France Monetary Cooperation
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, took part in the meeting of Ministers of the franc zone on October 4 and 5 in Paris, alongside franc zone central… Read more »
October 05, 2012
Africa: 12th International Economic Forum On Africa - Setting Ideas in Motion
European and African policy-makers, economists and academics working on and with Africa, came together in Paris Thursday to discuss the performance of African economies and the… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: Launch of the 2012 African Economic Outlook in the United States
An African Development Bank Group delegation led by Chief Economist and Vice-President, Professor Mtuli Ncube, and including the Director of Research (EDRE) and the Director of… Read more »
October 02, 2012
Africa: Shortlist for AfDB Ehealth Award Selected
The shortlist of candidates for the AfDB eHealth award has been selected by a technical committee composed of international experts from African countries and international… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Delegation From China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange Visits the Bank Group
A two-man delegation from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), led by its Deputy Director General, Xu Bing, paid a visit Thursday to the Bank Group in Tunis and… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Partnerships for Development and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Long-Term Strategy will feature prominently in a series of engagements with partners through the month of October, designed to enhance… Read more »
September 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Promote Inclusive and Green Growth At the 4th Koafec Ministerial Conference
The Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference will take place from October 15 to 18, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Since the first meeting in Seoul in 2006,… Read more »
September 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Injects U.S.$7 Million Equity Into Pan African Housing Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 6 September 2012 a USD 7 million equity investment in the Pan African Housing Fund (PAHF), a private… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Discusses Elephant Poaching At World Conservation Congress in South Korea
Natural resources and environmental representatives from the African Development Bank attended the 2012 World Conservation Congress, the largest and most important conservation… Read more »
September 04, 2012
Africa: AfDB Heralds Mozambique's Road Map to Green Economy
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Armando Emilio Guebuza, officially launched the country's Green Economy Roadmap on June 21 during a high level side event at the… Read more »
August 29, 2012
Africa: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, and Rural Development
Agriculture plays a key role in Africa's development in terms of economic growth, enhanced living standards, poverty reduction and increased food security. For this reason, African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Provides Us $1-Million Grant for Rehabilitation of Social Infrastructure in Madagascar
The African Development Bank Group, UNICEF and the Government of Madagascar signed a US $1-million grant agreement to fund rehabilitation of social infrastructure in the country… Read more »
August 22, 2012
Africa: Kenyan Officials Attend Training Session On SME Policy in South Korea
The African Development Institute (ADI) organized a second session of the African Officials Invitation Training Program on SME Policy in Seoul, South Korea recently. Fifteen Kenyan… Read more »
August 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Publication Examines Aid Effectiveness in Delivery of Water
Water and sanitation have long been considered a basic human development need. More recently, with the launch of the UN Decade for Water and Sanitation in the 1990s, followed by… Read more »
July 23, 2012
Africa: AfDB Injects Euros 7m Private Equity Into SME Fund in Francophone Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a €7 million equity investment in the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs SME Fund (IPAE). This will… Read more »