July 01, 2009
Africa: Responding to the Global Financial Crisis-AfDB Invests U.S.$ 500 Million in Global Trade Liquidity Program
The initial US$ 500 million investment by the Bank makes the GTLP the single-largest contributor to African trade finance. The Bank's presence helped increase the share of GTLP… Read more »
July 02, 2009
Africa: The Africa Competitiveness Report (ACR) 2009-Financial Development and Trade Crucial to Making Africa More Competitive And Riding out Current Crisis
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June 10, 2009
Africa: Financial Development and Trade Crucial to Making Africa More Competitive and Riding Out Current Crisis
Latest report from the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum, takes stock of African competitiveness Read more »
May 12, 2009
Africa: MDBS Pledge U.S.$15 Billion to Promote Trade and Strengthen Financial Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and six other prominent Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have pledged to provide US$15 billion to promote trade and strengthen the… Read more »
April 10, 2009
Africa: African Development Bank Initiative on Trade Finance
One of the first consequences of the global financial crisis has been the apparent drying up of liquidity in international markets which has, in turn, impacted adversely on the… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Initiative to Support Trade
One of the first consequences of the global financial crisis has been the apparent drying up of liquidity in international markets which has, in turn, impacted adversely on the… Read more »
March 25, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 55.8 Million Loan for Markets and Trade Improvement Project
Approved on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the soft loan window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the funding will be… Read more »
July 17, 2008
Mauritania: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 8 Million for Mauritania's Trade & Industry Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved under the private sector window a US$ 8 million line of credit to Mauritania's Trade and Industry Bank (BCI). Read more »
October 08, 2007
Africa: AfDB President Optimistic About Infrastructure, Trade
President Donald Kaberuka delivered a memorial lecture at the Bank of Uganda on 'The African Economy: Fifty Years after Independence", in honour of Mr. Joseph Mubiru, the… Read more »
September 21, 2007
Africa: AFDB, ECA, WTO And World Bank Organize Conference On Aid for Trade in Dar es Salaam
"Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus on Africa", is the central theme of a high-level conference scheduled to take place on October 1-2, 2007, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,… Read more »
January 15, 2003
Africa: "Supporting NEPAD through Increased Capital Flows to Africa"
Remarks by Omar Kabbaj, President of the African Development Bank, at the International Policy Dialogue on "A New Dawn for Africa? - Implementing the NEPAD Agenda", organized by… Read more »