May 03, 2013
Africa: The Minister of Finance of Morocco Hails AfDB Support for Green Growth in His Country
During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizir Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors,… Read more »
April 23, 2013
Africa: The AfDB's Compelling Case for Africa's Structural Transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's 2013 Annual Meetings take place from 27-31 May in Marrakech, Morocco. The 48th meetings of the AfDB and the 39th meetings of the African… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Africa: The Committee of Ten (C10) Encourages Diversification to Overcome Economic Vulnerability
Meeting in Washington DC, USA, on April 18, 2013, the Committee of Ten (C10), comprising of African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors called for strong support for… Read more »
April 21, 2013
Africa: International Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes
Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six… Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: AfDB Publication Promotes Structured Finance for Efficient African Markets
A new book launched by the African Development Bank on April 19 explores how structured finance techniques can mobilize African domestic capital to support economic infrastructure… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Africa: AfDB and EBRD to Launch Assessment of Tunisia's Public Procurement System
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are jointly organizing the North Africa and Southern Eastern Mediterranean… Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: The Committee of Ten Supports the ADF
The Committee of Ten African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors (The C-10) met on 19, April 2013 in Washington, alongside the World Bank and IMF Spring meeting. Read more »
April 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Reinforces Regional Integration Support
The African Development Bank has approved two loans totalling USD 232.5 million for the 157.5-kilometre road project from Arusha to Holili in Tanzania, and Taveta to Voi in Kenya,… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Africa: Sudan - Donors Pledge U.S.$ 3.6 Billion for the Reconstruction of Darfur
A two-day donor conference on Sudan ended on 8 April in Doha, Qatar with a pledge of USD 3.6billion. The amount, which will be paid over six years, will be devoted mainly to the… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Africa: North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use With AfDB, World Bank, and Cif Support
On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to… Read more »
March 28, 2013
North Africa: International Development of Health Services - North Africa's Export Prospects
In a recent paper produced as part of a series on North African policies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyzes the prospects of exporting the health services available in… Read more »
North Africa: Capital Market Development in North Africa - Current Status and Future Potential
Capital markets in North Africa have a long history but have been marginal to the region's development, concludes a new brief published by the African Development Bank entitled… Read more »
Africa: Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
North Africa: Capital Market Development in North Africa - Current Status and Future Potential
Capital markets in North Africa have a long history but have been marginal to the region's development, concludes a new brief published by the African Development Bank entitled… Read more »
Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based Growth
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
March 27, 2013
Africa: Tunisian Labour Migration to Libya - A Strategic Tool to Tackle Unemployment?
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Office for Tunisians Abroad (OTE), have published a new study on… Read more »
March 26, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants Malawi U.S.$3.04 Million for Kholombidzo Power Feasibility Studies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 25, 2013, a grant amounting to US $3.04 million to finance the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) Feasibility… Read more »
Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
March 19, 2013
North Africa: The AfDB in Search of a Regional Approach for the Employment of the Young and Qualified
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) organized on the 12th and 13th March in Rabat, Morocco, a regional conference on the employment of young graduates from institutions of… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment in Building Social Business
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Launch Social Business in Africa
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered on March 13 a message of hope to Tunisians at a national conference on social business in… Read more »
March 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Road Improvement Project to Benefit 800,000 People, Create 12,000 Jobs in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, March 13, a loan in the amount of US $144.89 million in support of the Uganda road… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers and Stakeholders Meet in Tunisia to Shape Africa's Post-Mdg Agenda
African Ministers, parliamentarians and policymakers met in Hammamet, Tunisia, to ensure that Africa plays a proactive role in shaping the future global development agenda. Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »
