December 06, 2010
Africa: AfDB and World Bank - Strengthening Partnership for Developement
A few weeks ago I completed a three-month secondment to the World Bank's Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries Unit (OPCFC), organized by OPCFC in partnership with the Fragile… Read more »
Africa: Joint World Bank - AfDB Statement on the Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank issued the following joint statement in response to the situation in the Côte d'Ivoire: Read more »
November 19, 2010
Africa: AfDB Highlights Africa's Potentials At Annual Energy Sector Mission
The African Development Bank illustrated the vast potential of Africa's renewable energy and private sector projects to private industry firms, consultants, and investors from a… Read more »
October 14, 2010
Africa: 2010 "Borlaug Dialogue" On Food Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is participating in the World Food Prize-2010 Borlaug Dialogue taking place from 13-15 October 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Read more »
October 11, 2010
Africa: MCC Signs Memorandum of Understanding With African Development Bank And African Development Fund
The U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes joined African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Donald Kaberuka in… Read more »
October 08, 2010
Africa: C-10 to Discuss Development Agenda for G20 Summit in Seoul
The fifth meeting of the Committee of Ten Finance Ministers and Governors (C-10) will take place in Washington, DC on 6 October 2010, preceded by the second meeting of the C10… Read more »
October 01, 2010
Africa: AfDB At IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings
The AfDB will attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank scheduled to take place from October 8-11, 2010, in Washington, D.C. An AfDB… Read more »
Africa: C-10 to Discuss Development Agenda for G20 Summit in Seoul
The fifth meeting of the Committee of Ten Finance Ministers and Governors (C-10) will take place in Washington, DC on 6 October 2010, preceded by the second meeting of the C10… Read more »
September 17, 2010
Africa: AfDB Advocates Strong, Sustained and Shared Growth in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has been invited to co-chair the round-table to be held on the theme: "Domestic resource mobilization: achieving… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: Africa - Gains On Anti-Poverty Goals Associated With Bold And Innovative Policies
Africa has made steady progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report launched today by the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank… Read more »
July 06, 2010
Africa: AfDB Welcomes G-20 Commitment to ADF Replenishment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has welcomed the G-20's recent commitment to ensure a robust replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window… Read more »
June 30, 2010
Africa: G-20 Recognizes Critical Role Played By MDBs
The G-20 Summit in Toronto took place at a time when the world is faced with uncertainty about the fate of the economy. Read more »
June 25, 2010
Africa: G-20 Summit in Toronto - Strengthening Africa's Voice
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will participate in the G20 Leaders Meeting in Toronto, 26/27 June 2010. At the recent Annual Meeting in Abidjan,… Read more »
June 22, 2010
Africa: G-20 Toronto Summit
Established in 1999, two years after the Asian financial crisis, the G-20 has held annual meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors from Argentina, Australia,… Read more »
May 28, 2010
Africa: C-10 Informal Meeting in Abidjan - "Building a Strong And Unified African Voice for Upcoming G-20 Meetings in Canada And Korea"
Answers to exit expansionary policies adopted during the crisis will depend on prospects for global recovery; Read more »
April 27, 2010
Africa: Interview With AfDB General Counsel, Kalidou Gadio
The AfDB General Counsel, Kalidou Gadio, attended a conference on Law and Development organized by Harvard University from 16 to 18 April 2010, where he presented a paper on "The… Read more »
Africa: Capital Increase Will Enable AfDB Meet Africa's Infrastructure Demands
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has said that Africa's infrastructure needs will benefit most from a general capital increase as recommended… Read more »
April 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB Governors 11th Consultative Committee Meeting to Hold in Washington, D.C.
The eleventh meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) will be held in Washington, D.C. on 23 April 2010 on the sidelines… Read more »
September 29, 2009
Africa: AfDB Vice President of Finance Hails Canada's Decision to Increase Callable Capital
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President, Finance, Thierry de Longuemar, has hailed Canada's decision to temporarily make available US$2.6 billion, equivalent to CAD$2.8… Read more »
September 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB President Gives Key Note Address at Africa Investor Summit and Awards at the New York Stock Exchange
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, will give the keynote address at the Africa Investor Index Series Summit and Awards scheduled to take… Read more »
September 15, 2009
Africa: G20 Summit - Multilateral Developments Bank Are More Needed Than Ever
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September 11, 2009
Africa: Staff of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Visits AfDB Office in Ghana
Ms. Nilmini Rubin, a senior member of staff on the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee (which has oversight over the Multilateral Development Banks) recently visited Ghana as… Read more »
August 31, 2009
Tunisia: U.S. Congressional Delegation Expresses Support for AfDB Leadership
A five-member US Congressional delegation met with the top management of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday, 28 August 2009, in Tunis, where they discussed key… Read more »
October 17, 2008
Africa: U.S Treasury and Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Host Africa Power Symposium
The US Treasury Assistant Secretary, Clay Lowery, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, addressed on Monday, 13 October 2008, in Washington, a… Read more »
April 18, 2008
Africa: Leveraging Resources for SMEs in Africa
Small and Medium Enterprises are critical to the developed world and even more so to emerging economies. Empirical evidence has shown that SMEs are the backbone of the developed… Read more »
