Category: Business

At the November 2 opening of the 2022 Africa Investment Forum, panelists called on African investors to increase financing for African infrastructure to make the sector attractive to foreign investors. The panel, “Mobilizing financial capital: What investment model will attract world capital to Africa?” featured representatives of the African private sector. They included Charles Kié, CEO of Genesis Holdings; Vincent Le… Read More

Nigeria: African Development Bank, First City Monument Bank sign agreement for $50 million line of credit to bolster access to finance for small, medium and women-owned businesses. | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– African Development Bank Group Read More

Zimbabwean President Dr Emerson Mnangagwa has called on investors to realize the massive investment opportunities in Zimbabwe and shun negative perceptions of risk. Zimbabwe, self-sufficient in food production and a major exporter of wheat, tobacco, and corn to the 14-member Southern African Development Community, to other African countries and the wider world before 2000, saw its exports plummet.  Before 2000,… Read More

What:   African Development Bank at 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference Who:    African Union Commission; African leaders; African Development Bank; the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency; Partners When:   6-18 November 2022 Where:  Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Click here to follow online. The African Development Bank Group is set to join global leaders, including… Read More

Meeting on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the mid-term report of the implementation of the Bank’s 2020-2024 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Eswatini and the 2022 country portfolio performance.   The review assessed the extent to which the objectives and expected outcomes of the Bank’s strategy and captured lessons learned… Read More

What:    Africa Investment Forum 2022 Press Conference Who:     Heads of Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:   3 November 2022, 13:30 GMT Where: Africa Investment Forum Press Briefing Room and hybrid (register here for online coverage) The Africa Investment Forum Market Days are holding from 2-4 November in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. This is the first in-person meetings since 2019. The Market… Read More

The African Union held its first Political Conference in Tangier, Morocco, with delegates calling for accelerated partnerships between the various actors to respond more efficiently to Africa’s challenges. In her opening speech, delivered on behalf of the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s Vice President for Finance and Director of Financial Services, Hassatou Diop… Read More

African leaders on Wednesday laid out the continent’s vast potential and invited global investors to seize investment opportunities. Speaking during the 2022 Africa Investment Forum Market Days being held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital, the leaders vowed to continue working to strengthen the economic resilience of their countries against external shocks. The three-day forum has drawn project sponsors, investors,… Read More

What: High-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in Zimbabwe Who: Zimbabwe’s President Dr Emerson Mnangagwa African Development Bank Group Chief Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof. Mthuli Ncube Zimbabwe’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Sekai Nzenza Private sector representatives: Mr. George Manyere (investment banker); Ms. Marjorie Mayida, Managing Director, Old Mutual Group; Dr. Kalpesh Patel, Managing Director, SteelMakers Group; Ms. Duduzile… Read More