April 10, 2009
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 »
April 08, 2009
Africa: North-South Corridor Financing Conference Ends in Lusaka With Donors Pledging U.S.$1.2 Billion
A two-day conference on the financing of North-South Corridor activities ended on April 7, 2009, in Lusaka, Zambia, with donors and development partners pledging some US$1.2… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop on Financial Crisis
Organised on the theme, "Financial Crisis - Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Africa", participants will consider how national governments, regional organisations and the… Read more »
Africa: AFDB - Meeting on the Economic Crisis in Tunis
Organised on the theme, "Financial Crisis - Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Africa", participants will consider how national governments, regional organisations and the… Read more »
April 07, 2009
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$600 Million for North-South Corridor Activities
The high-level conference brought together several African heads of state, including Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$600 Million to North-South Corridor Activities
The high-level conference brought together several African heads of state, including Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda… Read more »
April 06, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 2 Million Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to Djibouti, Mozambique, Togo and Zambia
Djibouti will use the assistance to provide food and other support to 55,000 drought victims in five districts (Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Tadjourah and Obock.) as well as 6,000… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Sees Impact of Financial Crisis in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, who arrived in Zambia on April 4, 2009, to attend a two-day COMESA-EAC-SADC high-level consultative meeting on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Partners Attend North-South Corridor Financing Conference
AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, attended in Lusaka, Zambia on April 6, 2009 a two-day high-level financing conference on the North-South Corridor. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Attended a High-level Financing Conference on the North-South Corridor
AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, attended in Lusaka, Zambia on April 6, 2009 a two-day high-level financing conference on the North-South Corridor. Read more »
April 02, 2009
Africa: Boosting Domestic Revenues for Development
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Africa: Boosting Domestic Revenues for Development - Bank Support to Tax Policy and Administration in Africa
Improving revenue administrations during times of economic downturn was one of the key challenged discussed at an international seminar on cooperation on tax policy and revenue… Read more »
April 01, 2009
Africa: Africa at the G20-Africa Must be Part of the Global Response to the Crisis
The AfDB President is in London as part of a NEPAD high-level delegation invited to the G20 Summit. Read more »
March 31, 2009
Africa: French Economist Underscores Role of Micro-Finance in Efforts at Reducing Poverty
Planet Finance President, Jacques Attali, on Monday, March 30, 2009, in Tunis, Tunisia, said that micro-finance could seriously help cushion the impact of the global financial… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco-AfDB Approves 75 Million Loan for Education Programme
The National Education Emergency Support Programme aims at making education available to all and improving the quality of teaching and the system's performance by accelerating the… Read more »
March 26, 2009
Africa: Donor Workshop on African Bond Market
In collaboration with the Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will be hosting a donor workshop in Tunis, Tunisia, from March… Read more »
Africa: Donor Workshop on Africa Bond Market
The Bank, in collaboration with the Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa, will be hosting in Tunis a Donor Workshop on the 30 - 31 March 2009. The workshop will have four… 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 »
Africa: AfDB Supports Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi Road Project
The objective of the project is to open up the rural areas to increase sub-regional trade. Specifically, The Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi Road Project aims at facilitating the movement… Read more »
Africa: "Financial Crisis and the Role of Microfinance"-Presentation by Economist, Jacques Attali
French economist and micro-finance specialist, Jacques Attali, will on Monday, March 30, 2009, in Tunis make a presentation on the "Financial Crisis and the Role of Microfinance". Read more »
March 23, 2009
Africa: Africa Calls for Action at 5th World Water Forum
The Africa Regional Paper, delivered at the 5th World Water Forum by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President, Mandla S.V. Gantsho, aims to articulate what it will take… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Africa: Press Conference From AfDB Vice President - "Africa Must Make Greater Investments in the Water and Sanitation Sector"
On the sidelines of the 5th World Water Forum, the AfDB Vice President for Infrastructure, Mandla Gantsho, on March 19, 2009, held a press conference at the Istanbul Ceylan… Read more »
Africa: Impact of the Crisis on African Economies-Sustaining Growth and Poverty Reduction, African Perspectives and Recommendations to the G20
On 12 November 2008, the Heads of the African Development Bank, the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa convened a meeting of African Ministers of… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Day at the 5th World Water Forum
Istanbul, March 19, 2009-Every region has its day at the 5th World Water Forum. Wednesday March 18, 2009 was Africa's day. The African Region made its concerns known and encouraged… Read more »
March 18, 2009
Africa: Donor Round-Table on Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway Project Ends on Positive Note in Tunis
A donor round-table on the Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi railway project that started on Monday, March 16, 2009, ended on Tuesday in Tunis, Tunisia, on a positive note as the project was… Read more »
