Tag: Africa Banking

African countries generally turn to bilateral and multilateral partners for their development financing mechanisms. These facilities offer greater benefits to African nations, particularly those provided on concessional terms. To optimize resources, the continent’s leaders have agreed to adopt regional-level pooling of development resources, including from regional multilateral development banks. This could foster more-inclusive and more-sustainable growth for developing countries. Given… Read More

South Africa prioritizing social entrepreneurship as key to Africa’s social development minister says during visit to African Development Bank | 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

Egypt: African Development Bank approves $345 million in partial credit guarantees to bolster funding for green and social initiatives. | 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

WHAT:    Financial Presentation and Development Impact (Luncheon) WHO:     The African Development Bank WHEN:    Thursday, May 25, 2023, TIME: 12:15-14:15 (local time) WHERE: Restauration Tent (near The Capital), livestreamed via this link Summary: The Financial Presentation and Development Impact lunch is a signature event at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings and provides the opportunity to highlight the… Read More

The African Development Bank has appointed Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, effective 16th May 2023. Salawou, a Danish national, has been the Acting Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, where he led sovereign and non-sovereign operations. He also doubled as the department’s Infrastructure and Partnerships Division Manager. Salawou has extensive years of… Read More

What:             Africa Investment Forum Investment Roundtable Who:              Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:            Monday, 22 May 2023; 15:00-17:00 Egypt time (GMT+3) Where:           The Capital Restaurant, Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Center. (Participation is by invitation only)    The Africa Investment Forum will organize an investment roundtable at the Capital Restaurant in the Sharm El Sheikh Conference… Read More

The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Armand Nzeyimana, a national of Burundi, as Director of the Development Impact and Results Department, effective 1st May 2023. Nzeyimana, a results-oriented professional with over 30 years of experience, has been Manager of the Bank’s Delivery Support and Implementation Division since November 2017. He has been instrumental in enhancing accountability for delivery… Read More

African Development Bank approves $15 million loan for Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria | 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

Who:       The Government of Egypt; the Government of Germany; European Investment Bank Global; African Development Bank; African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases When:     22 May 2023, 9:00 to 10:30am GMT+3 Occasion: 58th African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings Where:    Fayrouz Room, Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt The African Development Bank will host a… Read More

Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change, and its impacts—flooding, droughts, cyclones, sea-level rise– are already driving shifts in how Africans grow food, live, and earn their livelihoods. Yet, most of the climate funding for the continent goes toward climate mitigation rather than adaptation. This is a problem, partly because adaptation creates well-paying jobs and diversifies economies, strengthening societal resilience.… Read More