July 22, 2013
Africa: The AfDB SME Program Approval - Boosting Inclusive Growth in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today the Africa Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Program, a four-year, US $125-million funding program… Read more »
July 20, 2013
Africa: Africa's Regional Bodies Commit to Filling Infrastructure Financing Gap
In a meeting held on 19 July 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia heads of key African economic and development institutions committed to working towards filling Africa's infrastructure… Read more »
Africa: Heads of Africa's Institutions Discuss Continental Infrastructure
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group hosted the heads of Africa's political, economic and development institutions on Friday, 19 July 2013 in Tunis,… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Institutions Endorse AfDB's Africa50 Fund to Support Infrastructure Financing
In a joint declaration issued in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19 July 2013, African institutions endorsed the AfDB's Africa50 Fund as Africa's vehicle to facilitate large-scale mobilization… Read more »
July 19, 2013
Africa: Financing Africa's Infrastructure Beyond "Business As Usual" - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
I want to begin by commending your achievements, each one in your respective mandates as heads of regional economic commissions and leaders of sub-regional financial institutions. Read more »
Africa: Regional Communities to Discuss Infrastructure Financing in Africa
'Scaling up of infrastructure financing in line with Africa's vision for the next 50 years" is the theme of a round table that will take place in Tunis, Tunisia on 19 July 2013. Read more »
July 18, 2013
Africa: Fostering Financial Inclusion With Mobile Banking
The annual growth rates of mobile phone penetration in the developing world have ranged between 30% and 50% or higher, and penetration has been rapidly increasing. Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: La BAD a Dédié 4 Milliards de dollars à la finance climatique en 2011 et 2012
La Tunisienne Hela Cheikhrouhou a été désignée, le 26 juin 2013, première directrice exécutive du nouveau Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC),… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Institutions Support a Robust Vision for Sustainable Development in Post-2015
The leaders of seven multilateral organizations have issued a joint appeal for global support of a report issued by a high-level UN panel that calls for ending extreme poverty and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Up to Us $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in Support of Nigeria's Economic Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today a US $75-million medium-term line of credit (LoC) to Fidelity Bank Plc to fund selected projects in… Read more »
July 15, 2013
Africa: African Countries Follow International Statistics Guidelines
The reliability of economic statistics is a crucial concern now that African development is gathering pace and foreign investors need reassurance that they can rely on African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Calls for Partnership to Promote Best Practices in Higher Education Policies in Africa
Titled 'Accelerating the AfDB' s Response to the Youth Unemployment Crisis in Africa' this African Development Bank (AfDB) publication takes stock of the challenges and responses… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Follow International Guidelines
The reliability of economic statistics is a crucial concern now that African development is gathering pace and foreign investors need reassurance that they can rely on African… Read more »
Africa: High Youth Unemployment Opens Door to Political Instability
Using statistical analysis, this African development Bank's publication titled 'Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Selected Developing Countries' shows that in a given… Read more »
July 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank Group's Board has approved the institution's participation in implementing a five-year Africa Action Plan for improving statistics for food security,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Continues to Support Low-Carbon Development Pathways for Africa
For the fifth time the African Development Bank was a co-organizer of the Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) along with UN agencies, the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading… Read more »
July 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Is Now the Fastest Growing Continent in the World
Africa is now the fastest growing continent in the world, the African Development Bank's Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2013 states. Read more »
Africa: The AfDB's Open Data Platform Achieves Continent-Wide Coverage
The African Development Bank's Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent. Read more »
North Africa: AfDB Group in North Africa in 2013 - Promoting Resilience and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) encourages North African countries to find ways of building resilience against crises that could threaten economic and social stability. Read more »
Africa: At WTO Meeting On Aid for Trade in Geneva, AfDB President Presents the Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
At the invitation of the World Trade Organization, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka participated in the opening day of the 4th WTO Global Review of Aid for… Read more »
July 09, 2013
Africa: For AfDB Better Information Means Better Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes that investment in better information is investment in better development, as transparent information on aid is fundamental for… Read more »
Africa: Online Submissions Are Open for African Economic Conference 2013 On "Regional Integration in Africa"
Many arguments for speeding up the regional integration process in Africa have been advanced from many quarters - political leaders, economists in government and the private… Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sefa Provide Usd 7.5 Million to Support Geothermal Potential in Djibouti
A new project supported by the African Development Group (AfDB) plans to exploit the geothermal potential in the Lake Assal region to enable Djiboutian population's access to a… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: President Barack Obama Underscores Africa's Promise
"This is the last lap of my visit to Africa. At each stop, my paramount message has been that even if this continent is faced with great challenges, it is also a moment of promise… Read more »
Africa: Greenpeace Director to Explain 21st Century Environmentalism At AfDB Eminent Speakers Event
The Executive Director for Greenpeace International, Dr. Kumi Naidoo, will on 4 July 2013 address Bank staff in Tunis on the 'new environmentalism'. The address on 'What the World… Read more »
