Category: Business

The global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on the world coming together in a collective endeavour backed by science, finance and political resolve, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina, told the Victoria Forum 2020, a virtual event addressing the long-term socio-economic impacts of COVID-19. “How we come out of this pandemic, and the speed of our collective recovery,… Read More

Le Projet de pôle agro-industriel dans la région du Bélier (2PAI-Bélier), lancé en 2017 dans la capitale politique ivoirienne, Yamoussoukro, avec l’objectif d’assurer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle de plus de 460 000 personnes, est en bonne voie de réalisation. Le « 2PAI-Bélier », dont l’achèvement est prévu en 2022, enregistre une exécution satisfaisante, selon le rapport sur l’état d’exécution et sur les résultats… Read More

Under the theme “Development Banks as Actors for Change towards Gender Equality,” the African Development Bank’s Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society, Vanessa Moungar, joined high-level representatives from global financial institutions, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and UN Women in signing a joint declaration on gender equality to strengthen their commitment at all levels. The declaration was one highlight… Read More

Ghana, the host country of the African Development Bank Group’s 2021 Annual Meetings, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the institution on Friday, marking an important milestone in preparations for the event. The 56th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 47th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund  are scheduled to take place from 24 to 28… Read More

The African Development Bank will take an active part in sessions on fragility, gender and climate change at the “Finance in Common” summit, taking place virtually on 11 and 12 November as part of the 2020 Peace Forum. The Forum’s objective is to mobilise a concerted collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, will co-chair the plenary… Read More

The first global summit of public development banks on Thursday showcased a collective resolve to accelerate efforts to achieve the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), including addressing fragility. The Finance In Common summit, which forms part of the 2020 Paris Peace Forum, has rallied together some 450 public development banks to build a new coalition to better face the COVID-19… Read More

By Vanessa Moungar and Yero Baldeh In Africa’s fragile contexts, the burden of conflict, poverty and climate change falls most heavily on already marginalized groups. If we do not significantly and collectively step up our efforts, the continent’s share of the world’s poor will rise to over 90% by 2030, and 8 of the world’s 10 poorest countries will be… Read More