Category: Investments

As the early morning sun lights the roofs of Damiette, the Egyptian city’s streets begin to come alive. Children are off to school, motorbikes fill the avenues, and shop doors begin opening to welcome their first customers. It is early in the morning, but the excitement can already be felt in the “Masoud Elkholy Furniture” workshop. Forty people work in… Read More

As the early morning sun lights the roofs of Damietta, the Egyptian city’s streets begin to come alive. Children are off to school, motorbikes fill the avenues, and shop doors begin opening to welcome their first customers. It is early in the morning, but the excitement can already be felt in the “Masoud Elkholy Furniture” workshop. Forty people work in… Read More

Une formation technique sur la pratique de la pisciculture a été dispensée à 35 jeunes ivoiriens du 12 au 14 mars derniers à Man, dans l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire, avec le soutien financier de la Banque africaine de développement. Cette formation s’est déroulée dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de la composante Appui à l’autonomisation des femmes… Read More

The African Development Bank has signed an $800,000 grant agreement with the government of Seychelles to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in its Blue Economy sector. The package will help Seychelles develop its marine biotechnology sector, strengthen the capacity of public institutions and private operators, create a knowledge platform on emerging business opportunities, and provide technical and financial… Read More

The African Development Bank on Wednesday announced health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in countries where it has a presence, including its headquarters in Abidjan. The measures include telecommuting, video conferencing in lieu of physical meetings, the suspension of visits to Bank buildings, and the cancelation of all travel, meetings, and conferences, until further… Read More

La Banque africaine de développement a présenté les résultats d’une étude sur l’environnement des affaires au Bénin lors d’un atelier organisé, jeudi 12 mars 2020 à Cotonou, par son bureau de représentation. L’atelier, auquel participaient les principaux acteurs de la société béninoise, était placé sous la coprésidence du ministre d’État béninois chargé du Plan et du Développement, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, et… Read More

1 – What is Edge Certification and why should we be excited about it? Launched at the World Economic Forum in 2011, Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) is the leading global standard for gender equality in the workplace. The rationale is to measure through evidence-based data, progress made in mainstreaming gender in the workplace and with an organisation’s external… Read More

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial support to improve supply for 200,000 smallholder farmers. The trade credit guarantee project is AFFM’s first in the West African nation and will involve 10 fertilizer suppliers, 12 hub agro-dealers and 120 retail agro-dealers. The project will also train farmers… Read More