July 05, 2009
Africa: World Conference on Higher Education
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July 03, 2009
Africa: AfDB Attends World Conference on Higher Education
The AfDB will attend the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE). Organized by UNESCO, the event will take place from 5 - 8 July 2009 in Paris and the AfDB will be represented… Read more »
July 02, 2009
Africa: Ethiopia-Kenya - U.S.$ 326.5 Million for Road Project
The funding was approved on Wednesday in Tunis by Executive Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the AfDB Group which is providing the loan. Read more »
Africa: Rwanda - U.S.$ 25 Million for Rural Water and Sanitation Programme
The funding, comprising a UA 10 million African Development Fund (ADF) grant and a UA 6 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund, was… Read more »
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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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: Carlos Santiso, AfDB Director, Governance, Economic and Financial Management, Publishes a Book on Integrity and Accountability in Government Finances
What is the main subject of your new book and how is it relevant to today's governance challenges in developing countries? 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 »
Africa: 13th African Union Heads of State and Government Conference Holds in Libya
The 13th African Union Conference of Heads of State and Government is holding from June 29-July 3, 2009, in Sirte, Libya. The conference is being held on the theme: "Investing in… Read more »
Africa: Bob Geldof Visits Bank Group
Irish Rock Star, Bob Geldof, on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, paid a courtesy call on the Bank Group. The visit, which is the first of its kind, enabled the actor and writer to meet with… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group President Receives Zimbabwe Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday June 30, 2009 in Tunis, received Zimbabwe's economic planning and investment promotion minister, Elton Mangoma. Read more »
June 30, 2009
Africa: Presentation of African Economic Outlook
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June 29, 2009
Africa: AfDB Hosts International Conference on Language Arrangements
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June 26, 2009
Africa: Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook
Staff from the Development Research Department of the Chief Economist Complex (ECON) and the Ghana Field Office launched the 2009 African Economic Outlook (AEO) Friday 26 June… Read more »
Africa: Ghana-Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook
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June 25, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group President Attends Paris Club Meeting
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will, on June 25, 2009, address the Paris Club Meeting which will be held on the theme: "The Global Crisis and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB at the Paris Club Annual Meeting
The Paris Club holds its annual meeting with representatives from private creditors of developing countries such as banks and other private investors and with major sovereign… Read more »
June 24, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 181 Million for Nacala Road Corridor Project
The African Development Fund's (ADF) concessionary UA 102.72 million loan to Mozambique and UA 14.320 million loan to Malawi will be used to finance a segment of the road, designed… Read more »
Africa: Africa Gets New International Organization in the Field of Litigation
A new international organization established to level the field in litigation of debt claims by vulture funds against African countries and in the negotiation of complex commercial… Read more »
Africa: Burundi - U.S.$ 15 Million Job Creation Support Grant
The project is the third Bank operation in Burundi which focuses on poverty reduction through actions aimed at creating jobs and strengthening the productive base using labour… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Constitutive Assembly Takes Place in Tunis
The Constitutive Assembly of the African Legal Support Facility will take place on June 29, 2009, in Tunis to adopt text establishing the institution and to set up its management… Read more »
Africa: 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit
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June 19, 2009
Africa: Bank Group and Chad Sign Grant Agreement
The Bank Group and Chad on 17 June, 2009, in N'djamena signed an African Development Fund (ADF) grant agreement of Uunits of Accounts (UA) 31.61 million to finance the Koumra-Sarh… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Madagascar Sign Emergency Aid Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Madagascar field office and the Malagasy government on Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 in Antananarivo, signed a grant agreement of US$ 1 million as… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Commits to Bolster Namibia's Economic Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will provide technical and financial support to bolster Namibia's efforts to grow its economy and weather the global economic crisis.… Read more »