October 20, 2009
Africa: AfDB Joins Forces With Other Donors to Strengthen Oversight Institutions
At a ceremony in Brussels on 20 October 2009, the Bank joined forces with 15 other donors to strengthen good governance and independent oversight of public finances through… Read more »
October 19, 2009
Africa: ADF11 Midterm Review-Helsinki Meeting
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October 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB President Goes Nordic for Top-Level Talks
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Africa: AfDB Joins International Community in World Food Day Celebration
The development of agriculture should receive the attention it deserves and agricultural recovery plans should be an integral part of financial recovery plans. The critical role of… Read more »
October 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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Africa: Celebrating Success in African Banking At the African Business Awards
The 2009 African Business Awards took place as a side event at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey. African banking, over the past five years has not only broken… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Organizes Workshop on Concentrated Solar Power in Tunis
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October 13, 2009
Africa: Interview With AfDB Chief Economist Before African Economic Conference
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende, has said that the continent's economic outlook is improving just as the countries of the western… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Chief Economist Says Continent's Outlook is Improving
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende, has said that the continent's economic outlook is improving just as the countries of the western… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-GWP Meeting - Sharing Regional IWRM Assessments on East and Southern Africa
Bank Group experts and their counterparts from the Global Water Partnership (GWP) on Friday, October 9, 2009, in Tunis concluded a two-day discussion on Integrated Water Resources… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Officials Attend Amcow East Africa Sub-Region Meeting
The East African sub-regional African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) held its meeting from October 5-7, 2009, in Bujumbura, Burundi, with African Water Facility (AWF) experts… Read more »
October 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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Africa: Bank Group President Focuses on Financial Crisis and Other Issues While in Istanbul
While in Istanbul, Turkey, where the Annual Meetings of the World Bank were taking place, Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, shed more light on the institution's action… Read more »
October 08, 2009
Africa: AfDB - Ongoing Review of the Independent Review Mechanism
The AfDB's Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) has been effective since mid-2006. The purpose of the IRM is to respond to complaints by people and communities who allege they are or… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Africa: Egypt - AfDB Approves 53 Million Euro Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The project objective is to improve the quality of waste-water discharged into the drainage system in Cairo East, thereby contributing to improved sanitation and a clean… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Holds Meeting With Governors
On the sidelines of the World Bank Annual Meetings taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, the AfDB held a luncheon with governors of its regional member countries where they focused on… Read more »
October 06, 2009
Africa: Japan and AfDB Commit U.S.$ 1 Million Technical Assistance Grant for SME Capacity Building in Africa
The technical assistance contribution from FAPA will be used to sponsor Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa through capacity building services to grow and succeed, and to create… Read more »
Africa: Annual Meetings, World Bank/IMF-AfDB Continues to Call for New Resources
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October 05, 2009
Africa: The AfDB Welcomes South Korea's Decision to Increase Its Callable Capital in the Institution
Commenting the announcement from Istanbul where he is attending the World Bank / IMF general Meetings, AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, declared: "I very much welcome the generous… Read more »
October 02, 2009
Africa: Review of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the AfDB
The review of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) has commenced. Prof. Michelo Hansungule, an independent consultant from the Centre of Human Rights of the Faculty of Law,… Read more »
October 01, 2009
Africa: Addis Ababa to Host 2009 African Economic Conference
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Africa: Success of a New AfDB U.S.$ 1 Billion Global Bond Issue
"With an orderbook in excess of USD 1.5 billion, this transaction is a testimony of the confidence capital markets have towards the African Development Bank" says the institution's… Read more »
September 30, 2009
Africa: Signing Ceremony Between AfDB and Main One Cable Company
The project totaling USD 240 million will involve the laying of 7,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable between Seixal (a suburb of Lisbon) in Portugal, Accra in Ghana, and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Korea Public Procurement Service Sign MOU
The AfDB and the Korea Public Procurement Service (PPS) on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, in Tunis signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration on public… 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 »
