The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), has launched and priced a $2.5 billion 5-year Global Benchmark bond due 23 March 2026, its first $ benchmark of the year. The new transaction represents AfDB’s largest 5-year $ Global Benchmark ever issued, as well as its largest orderbook achieved for a 5-year benchmark transaction. With the final… Read More

The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda on Tuesday signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the first phase of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project, which will cut travel time and boost trade along an important artery linking Uganda with its neighbors. The Kampala-Jinja Expressway Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project-Phase I would improve travel flow, thereby “reducing travel time from… Read More

Rabat, un soir de décembre 2020, autour de minuit. Les rues sont vides, le temps semble suspendu dans la capitale du Royaume. Seuls les agents de l’ordre et de la voirie en arpentent les artères. La sirène d’une ambulance déchire la nuit d’une ville endormie. À l’intérieur du véhicule, des urgentistes, entièrement vêtus de combinaisons étanches, oxygènent un homme en… Read More