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Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Eradicate Corruption to Make the Most of Africa's Capital
African Development Bank (AfDB), 19 May 2025
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), "Corruption is the main obstacle to economic and social development in the world. Every year, $1 trillion is paid… Read more »
African Development Bank (Abidjan)
2025 Meetings - Eradicate corruption to improve Africa's capital
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), "Corruption is the main obstacle to economic and social development in the world. Every year, $1 trillion is paid in bribes, while an estimated $2.6 trillion, equivalent to more than five per cent of global GDP, is stolen."
More on AfDB's AllAfrica page.
In keeping with its mandate, the African Development Bank is resolutely committed to bolstering transparency, integrity, and accountability within the continent. To this end, it is implementing a multidimensional approach based on several instruments.
InFocus
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The African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings open next week amidst shifting winds of global trade.The meetings, which will take place from May 26 to 30 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Bank's headquarters, will be held under the theme: "Making Africa's Capital Work Better for Africa's Development."
Forty-seven of Africa's fifty-four countries have been affected by new U.S. trade measures, with 22 facing tariffs of up to 50 percent on a wide
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