Tag: African Development Bank

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

What: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days opening ceremony Africa Investment Forum 2022 Press Conference Who: President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, African Development Bank head Akinwumi Adesina; heads of Africa Investment Forum founding partners, and global investors. When: Opening ceremony: 2 November 2022, 09:15 – 11:30 GMT Press conference: 3 November 2022, 13:30 GMT Where: Hybrid… Read More

One major lesson for Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it had an outsize negative impact on workers in jobs that cannot be performed remotely.  Such jobs are typically in the informal sectors that dominate Africa’s economies. Services and other sectors more amenable to remote work were far less affected, which reduced the need for government social safety net… Read More

Demand for more extensive rail infrastructure in Africa received a boost following the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in early 2021. The agreement aims to boost intra-regional trade and integration, two goals that rail corridors meet.   In March 2022, during virtual boardroom sessions organized by the Africa Investment Forum,  investors, deal brokers and government ministers… Read More

The Africa Investment Forum has a strong track record of supporting the success of women business owners and entrepreneurs. Less well-known is that the Africa Investment Forum, an initiative of the African Development Bank and seven partners, also works to channel investment to sectors offering women better access to higher skilled and better paying employment. As African countries mount robust… Read More