News & Events
09/11/2012 - At the heart of the socio-economic grievances that led to Libya’s revolution was the rentier economy of the regime. Though oil resources had permitted Libya to accumulate wealth, the country suffered from a number of macroeconomic concerns. By 1973, Libya had a dualistic undiversified economy dominated by the state, afflicted by pervasive rent-seeking and regulatory deficiencies. The effects of the rentier characteristics of Libya’s economy permeated both the economic and political structures of the country. Excessive oil resources had allowed the political elite to hallow out governmental institutions allowing those in power to operate without oversight.
Categories: Libya, Botswana, Economic & Financial Governance
24/10/2012 - The African Development Bank is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on its draft Human Capital Development Strategy (2013-2017) in Pretoria, South Africa on 22 and 23 October 2012. Around 100 participants are expected from 12 Southern African countries: Botswana, Lesotho , Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Nigeria.
Categories: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Mauritius, Nigeria, Human and Social Development, Health
24/07/2012 - “African countries can benefit immensely from well-regulated derivatives commodity exchanges – which in turn could provide a useful tool for Africa’s development,” said Moono Mupotola, manager in charge of Regional integration and trade at the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the Bank-sponsored Pan-African Workshop for Regulators of Derivatives and Commodity Exchanges to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 25-27 July 2012.
Categories: Botswana, Regional Integration
Pan-African Conference Seeks to Develop Regulatory Framework for Derivatives and Commodity Exchanges
- From: 25/07/2012
- To: 27/07/2012
- Location: Gaborone, Botswana
La Conférence panafricaine pour développer les cadres réglementaires des Bourses des dérivés et des matières premières a pris fin la semaine dernière à Gaborone (Botswana). Elle a réuni une centaine d’experts de haut niveau venant de tout le continent africain pour discuter, pendant trois jours, des voies et des moyens de développer les Bourses des produits dérivés et des matières premières en Afrique, à travers la mise à niveau du cadre réglementaire africain avec les normes internationales.
Categories: Botswana, Economic & Financial Governance
02/03/2012 - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an equity investment of USD 50 million into the Carlyle Sub Saharan Africa Fund on 22February. This fund is the first investment vehicle that the US-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has raised to pursue its geographical expansion into sub-Saharan Africa.
Categories: Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Private Sector Development
27/06/2011 - The Southern Africa region loomed large on the Bank’s operational radar in 2009, when loan and grant approvals to the countries climbed to USD 5.44 billion (UA 3.40 billion), from USD 769.44 million (UA 475.9 million) the previous year; representing over 600 percent increase. The numbers were propelled by two budget support loans amounting to USD 2.42 billion (UA1.51 billion) approved for Botswana and Mauritius, to help mitigate the impact of the global economic and financial crisis in these countries.
Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional Integration
06/04/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is one of the organisation’s priorities, , as reflected in its 2008-2011 Medium-Term Strategy, its Strategic and Operational Framework for Regional Operations and the its 2009-2012 Regional Integration Strategy.
Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Transport, Information & Communication Technology, Regional Integration, Energy & Power
15/03/2011 - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka has affirmed his institution’s strong commitment to enhancing regional integration and growth in Southern Africa. Addressing the media close to the end of a six-day official visit to the region, Dr. Kaberuka said the AfDB had done well in terms of the volume of its support to South Africa and the broader SADC region but still had to do more in view of the challenges that still abound.
Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional Integration
04/03/2011 - This annual mission is part of a programme of visits to the Bank Group’s regional member countries by the Board of Directors. The delegation will have the opportunity to exchange views with development partners, private sector representatives and civil society on development issues as well as discuss areas of further cooperation with Botswana.
Categories: Botswana
02/03/2010 - Speaking on Monday, March 1, 2010, in Tunis within the framework of the African civil society organizations forum organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Botswana’s former president, Festus Mogae, said the civil society was the voice of individual citizens and that which would provide a reality check on issues of popular concern, adding that the common factors between these diverse groups were their non-profit nature and facilitation of public participation in the social or civic life of a country.
Categories: Tunisia, Botswana, Human and Social Development
