October 08, 2013
Africa: Implementation of Agreed Policies Will Result in Deeper Market and Trade Integration
African policy-makers, government officials and development experts recognize the crucial role of regional integration in the development of African economies. They add that this… Read more »
Africa: Forum On Africa - Leaders Discuss Challenges Ahead for Continent's Economic Transformation
The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: African Countries Getting Ready for Green Climate Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized the first African stakeholder consultation meeting on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Tunis on 26-27 September, 2013. The objective of… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Red Cross Red Crescent and AfDB Enter Partnership On Food Security and Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, October… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Largest Financier of Clean Energy on the African Continent
Between 2011 and 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) increased by a staggering 92% its investment in clean energy in Africa, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy… Read more »
October 02, 2013
Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$70 Million in PTA Bank to Boost Trade and Economic Growth in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 2, a financial package consisting of US $20 million in additional equity and a US… Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Public-Private Partnerships Promise a Bright Future for the African Pharmaceutical Industry
The African pharmaceutical sector is expected to grow tremendously in the coming years. The opportunity is such that public-private synergies are key to the development of the… Read more »
September 27, 2013
Africa: Participants Reaffirmed Their Commitment to Africa At ADF 13th Replenishment
Participants in the African Development Fund have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Africa's continuing process of economic transformation, with a total replenishment… Read more »
Africa: Fundraising for Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
The African Development Bank and Made in Africa Foundation officially launched the fundraising for the Africa50 infrastructure fund on Thursday, September 26 at the NASDAQ Stock… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Africa: Holding Excess Foreign Reserves Versus Infrastructure Finance
Financing infrastructure needs in Africa necessitates new thinking on financing mechanisms. Currently, there is a lively debate on the funding and use of foreign exchange (forex)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Prices a New 5-Year Us Dollar Global Bond
This week, the African Development Bank priced a new USD 1 billion 5-year Global benchmark bond. This is AfDB's second fixed-rate USD transaction of the year after having issued a… Read more »
September 25, 2013
Africa: ADF 13 Replenishment
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Africa: High Level Panel on Fragile States Calls for More Resources for AfDB
Fragility and post-conflict situations, a matter of great concern for development institutions including the African Development Bank (AfDB), were central to discussions at its… Read more »
Africa: ADF-13 to Be Innovative, Focused and Strategic, says Bank President
The African Development Fund (ADF) and its donor-country partners opened on Wednesday, September 25 in Paris, the third and last round of the 13th replenishment of the ADF, the… Read more »
September 24, 2013
Africa: African Leaders, Top Scholars Look at Regional Integration as Key to Africa's Continuing Growth
The eighth African Economic Conference will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from October 28-30, 2013 under the theme "Regional Integration in Africa". The conference is… Read more »
September 23, 2013
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Scales-Up Operations With USAID Support
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the conversion of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) - a bilateral trust fund established with funding from the… Read more »
September 20, 2013
Africa: The Board Reviews 2013 Mid-Term Capacity Building Report
The Mid-Year Review of the Bank Group Capacity Development Strategy approved on 13 January 2010 was submitted to the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)… Read more »
September 19, 2013
Africa: Ethiopia-Kenya Power Interconnection - Phases I and II - the Power of Regional Interconnection
Within the current global energy crisis, interconnecting the regional electric energy networks is the best alternative to transfer expensive thermal generation into regional as… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Africa: Declaration of Intent for Joint Initiative On Youth Employment in Africa Signed in Addis Ababa
The signing ceremony for the Declaration of Intent for the Joint Initiative on Youth Employment in Africa (JYEIA) took place on September 12, 2013 at the Headquarters of the… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Africa: French Development Agency and AfDB to Strengthen Cooperation Through Concrete Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an Exchange of Letters on September 13, 2013, in Tunis. Read more »
Africa: World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm - Africa in the Limelight
Thousands of the world's government representatives, water experts and industry leaders gathered in Stockholm from September 1-6, 2013 for World Water Week. With water cooperation… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Holds First Africa Pharmaceutical Summit
Africa's pharmaceutical industry leaders and decision-makers will gather for an unprecedented discussion about Africa's bright pharmaceutical prospects during the first ever… Read more »
September 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Extends Us $150 Million to Mauritius Commercial Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, September 11 a financing package consisting of US $120 million multi-sector line of credit… Read more »
September 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Nomura Announce Sales of Education Support Notes
The African Development Bank (AfDB), a leading multilateral development bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, and Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, on Friday, September 6 finalized the… Read more »
September 09, 2013
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes United Nations Private Sector Forum 2013
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