April 14, 2011
Africa: Leveraging Transport Infrastructure for Trade And Economic Integration
One only needs take the Nairobi-Arusha shuttle to realise the importance of the Arusha-Namanga-Ati River road project as a strategic road transportation hub in East Africa. It had… Read more »
February 16, 2011
Africa: International Trade Law Capacity Building Program Launch in Kigali
The international Trade Law Capacity Building Project was formally launched in Kigali (Rwanda), on February 11, 2011, by Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, and the African… Read more »
Africa: The ALSF/Palu Capacity Building Project
The African Legal Support Facility ("ALSF" or the "Facility") which was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ("AfDB" or the "Bank") on April 30, 2008,… Read more »
December 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB And Export-Import Bank of China Strengthen Cooperation
The African Development Bank Group on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Tunis received a delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). The delegation, led by its… Read more »
October 29, 2010
Africa: AfDB Supports Aid for Trade Initiative in Central Africa
Infrastructure constraints and ineffective tools for trade facilitation, such as customs services and standards that make the movement of goods on the continent expensive, are some… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Leveraging African Trade Through the Global Trade Liquidity Programme - Interview with Ghazi Ben Ahmed
What was the motivation of Citibank to start a funded trade finance program in Africa? Read more »
October 01, 2010
Africa: AfDB, IFC And Citi Join Efforts to Support African Trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Citigroup and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have agreed to provide U.S.$ 175 million in… Read more »
July 01, 2010
Africa: Ghazi Ben Ahmed: "The Global Trade Liquidity Programme Showed Its Usefulness Supporting Africa During the Crisis"
Interview with Ghazi Ben Ahmed, Lead Trade Finance Officer at the AfDB Read more »
June 30, 2010
Africa: AfDB Wins Prize for Best DFI in Africa for Its Trade Finance Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has received the "Highly Commended" prize for the Best Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Africa at the Trade Finance Magazine 2010 Awards… Read more »
January 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB And the African Trade Insurance Company Sign Usd 1 Million Technical Assistance Grant
Kenya Resident Representative, Domina Buzingo, and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the African Trade Insurance Company (ATI), Stewart Kinloch, have signed a grant of USD 1… Read more »
December 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB and UBA Sign Landmark U.S. $150 Million Loan to Facilitate African Trade Finance
On behalf of their respective institutions, Aloysius Uche Ordu, Vice President, Regional and Country Programs and Policy from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Faith… Read more »
November 11, 2009
Africa: Enabling African Benefit From Trade Links
The China-Africa trade has become a major issue in international affairs. Although some say the links are beneficial to Africa while other hold a different view, these exchanges… Read more »
October 29, 2009
Africa: USD 1 M Technical Assistance Grant to the African Trade Insurance Agency
The technical assistance contribution from FAPA, which makes up 31% of the overall TA package for ATI, will be used to build institutional capacities and technical skills of ATI… Read more »
September 25, 2009
Africa: AfDB Partners Mobilize U.S.$ 1.2 Billion to Support Ghana's Cocoa Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other partners will sign on September 25, 2009, in Paris, a USD 1.2 billion pre-export facility to support the Cocoa Board of Ghana… Read more »
July 01, 2009
Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$ 500 Million in Global Trade Liquidity Program
Responding to the Global Financial Crisis, African Development Bank (AfDB) invests up to USD 500 million in the Global Trade Liquidity Program. The AfDB Private Sector Department… Read more »
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
Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »
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 »
