August 24, 2016
Africa: With Fashionomics, the AfDB Plans to Raise the Profile of African Fashion and Textiles On the International Stage
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, unveiled a new project within the Fashionomics initiative, launched last year under her… Read more »
July 27, 2016
Africa: Poverty and Inequality Reduction has Remained Less Responsive to Growth Successes Across the Continent, Says AfDB African Development Report 2015
African economies have grown substantially over the past decade, but poverty and inequality reduction has remained less responsive to growth successes across the continent,… Read more »
July 25, 2016
Africa: Board Approves AfDB Group's industrialisation Strategy for Africa 2016-2025
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June 29, 2016
Nigeria: AfDB Approves Trade Finance Loans to First Bank of Nigeria and FSDH Merchant Bank, Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Monday, June 27, 2016, in Abidjan, US $300-million and US 50-million Trade Finance Loans to First Bank of… Read more »
June 22, 2016
East Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 245 Million to Finance Uganda-Rwanda Transport Project and Boosts Regional Trade in East Africa
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the African Development Bank approved USD 245 million in loans and grants to the Governments of Uganda and Rwanda to finance a transport project that… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Calls for New Approaches to Boost Trade and Create Jobs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for stronger ties between Africa and European countries in a bid to boost trade between the two regions. Read more »
June 14, 2016
West Africa: International Trade Center, AfDB to Hold Roundtable in Abidjan to Discuss Regulatory and Procedural Obstacles to Trade Within Ecowas
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June 13, 2016
West Africa: ITC, AfDB to Hold Roundtable On Non-Tariff Measures Affecting Regional Trade in Ecowas
Representatives from trade ministries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and other trade, customs and regional… Read more »
May 26, 2016
Africa: AfDB Plans to Expand Its Trade Finance Portfolio Across the Continent
The African Development Bank is planning to expand its trade finance products across the continent in the coming years as it seeks to bridge the existing funding gap to support… Read more »
Africa: Q&a Moono Mupotola, Director of Nepad, Regional Integration and Trade At the AfDB
1. What is the status of the New Deal on Energy for Africa and how can it serve Africa's regional integration purpose? Read more »
May 22, 2016
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Commits Eur 52 Million to the Republic of Congo for Broadband and E-Services Development
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a EUR 52.04-million loan to the Government of the Republic of Congo to help… Read more »
April 25, 2016
Zimbabwe: AfDB's Approval of U.S.$25-Million Trade Finance Facility to Cabs to Boost Zimbabwe's Local Firms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a US $25-million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility to Central Africa Building Society (CABS) of Zimbabwe… Read more »
February 03, 2016
Africa: AfDB Hosts Expert Group Meeting On Continental Free Trade Area
The African Development Bank is hosting a two-day Expert Group Meeting from February 2-3, 2016, in Abidjan. Read more »
November 19, 2015
Africa: AfDB Showcases Abidjan-Lagos Road Corridor As Model of Infrastructure Driven Regional Integration
A key activity of the just concluded Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week was a site visit to the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, where participants came face to… Read more »
November 18, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves a U.S.$100-Million Risk Participation Agreement for SMBCE
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Abidjan, approved an unfunded US $100-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA)… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Ghana: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 15 Million Trade Facilitation Loan for Unibank Limited, Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Abidjan, a US $15-million trade finance line of credit for UniBank Ghana… Read more »
September 23, 2015
Ethiopia: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to Benefit From African Trade Insurance (ATI) Membership Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined USD 30 million soft loan to Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to be utilized for membership subscriptions in the… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Tunisia: Major Milestone for the Second Edition of Souk Attanmia - Motivation and Innovation
Launched on April 30, 2014 in Tunisia, the second edition of Souk At-tanmia has seen a rush of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs' applications. When the call for proposals closed… Read more »
July 07, 2015
Africa: AfDB and CBI Stakeholder Consultations Focus On Agricultural Trade and Investment
Using technology to maximize productivity with a view to attracting the youth and enable them efficiently gain optimal results in agricultural and agribusiness in Africa was the… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: Leaders Discuss a Single Market for Africa and the Need for Peace and Stability
African Heads of State attending the 50th African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Abidjan committed on Tuesday, May 26 to supporting policies that can fast-track the… Read more »
May 28, 2015
Africa: AfDB Supports Efforts in Improving Trade Finance in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting efforts to improve trade financing on the continent. The Bank is not only financing trade activities and projects to facilitate… Read more »
May 27, 2015
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S. $100 Million Risk Participation Facility With Firstrand Bank S.a. to Boost African Trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) formally signed on Wednesday, May 27 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in the prelude of the 50th AfDB Annual Meetings, a USD 100 million… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Africa: Roundtable On African Continental Free Trade Area Calls for Fresh Solutions
A roundtable comprising trade experts in the public and private sectors met in Nairobi, Kenya, recently to discuss the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as a catalyst to Africa's… Read more »
April 23, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves a U.S. $40 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Banco Santander S.A. (Spain) to Support Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 an unfunded US $40 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with Banco… Read more »
April 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB Concludes Pioneering Training for USA-Based African Foreign Missions in Export and Investment Promotion
In fulfilment of its capacity-building mandate and in a quest promote increased US-Africa trade and investment, the African Development Bank's NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade… Read more »
