#AfricaInvestmentForum2019 Johannesburg
Focus on Speed and Large-Scale Deals at #AfricaInvestmentForum
With 109 countries - 61 of them non-African - taking part, the second Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg is focused on deal-making. "Short on talk and heavy on deals," is how the African Development Bank and partners describe this week's forum. The multi-stakeholder transactional marketplace is aimed at raising capital, advancing projects to bankable stage and accelerating financial closure of deals.
Forum partners include Africa 50, Africa Finance Corporation, Africa Export-Import Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Trade and Development Bank.
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Africa: Investment to Make Continent a World Leader in Renewables
IPS, 11 November 2019
Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global business and development leaders… Read more »
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Africa: AfDB, Investors Discuss $67bn Investments for Africa
Daily Trust, 11 November 2019
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and institutional investors on Monday opened $67billion investment deals for African countries, the AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has… Read more »
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Africa: 2019 African Investment Forum Builds On 2018 Successes, Attracts Growing International Interest
African Development Bank (AfDB), 11 November 2019
The Africa Investment Forum is making phenomenal progress in attracting interest from all over the world since launching at the Sandton Convention Centre last year. The value of… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 11 November 2019
$500 million equity closed for the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund to speed up investments in agriculture Financial close for the Africa Guarantee Fund $175 Equity… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 11 November 2019
It was a presidential start on Monday to the African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 10 November 2019
The Africa Investment Forum will be short on talk and heavy on deals, the South African Government, the African Development Bank and key partners affirmed at a press conference… Read more »
President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina speaking at the Opening Plenary of the 2019 Africa Investment Forum (AIF), taking place from 11-13 November, 2019 at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa.
President of the Republic of South Africa, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at the Opening Plenary of the 2019 Africa Investment Forum taking place from 11-13 November, 2019, at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Premier of the South African province of Gauteng, David Makhura, speaking at the Opening Plenary of the 2019 Africa Investment Forum taking place from 11-13 November, 2019, at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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At an extraordinary meeting held on Thursday October 31st, the board of the African Development Bank approved a 125% capital increase - the largest in the lender's history. T Read more »
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The African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF), which took place in Johannesburg November 7-9, 2018, has ended on a high note. Lauded as "a game changer for fina Read more »
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The Government of South Africa, the African Development Bank and several multi-lateral development partners are hosting the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg and is aimed at ... Read more »
