News & Events
28/05/2010 - The 45th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 36th Meetings of the African Development Fund (ADF) wound up on Friday, 28 May 2010 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, after two days of intense deliberations and landmark decisions, including the approval of a 200% sixth general capital increase for Africa’s premier development finance institution.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal, Capital Increase, Board of Directors, President's Corner
28/05/2010 - Lors d’un point de presse tenu le 28 mai 2010 à Abidjan, le vice-président Finance de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Thierry de Longuemar, a expliqué que l’augmentation générale du capital (ACG), acceptée le 27 mai 2010 par le Conseil des Gouverneurs de la BAD, permettra à l’institution africaine de consacrer plus de ressources au combat contre la pauvreté en Afrique.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Capital Increase
27/05/2010 - Meeting on May 27 2010 in Abidjan, Governors representing the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s shareholders endorsed a tripling of the Bank’s capital resources to nearly USD 100 billion.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Capital Increase
14/05/2010 - In the run-up to its 2010 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank is implementing various commitments it made to its shareholders following the announcement of a 200% increase in its general capital. These measures cover transparency, financial strength and the capacity of the Bank to meet new requirements from African countries.
Categories: Capital Increase, President's Corner
13/05/2010 - Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Tunis held a meeting with managers on the eve of the Annual Meetings scheduled to take place in Abidjan from May 27-28, 2010. Mr. Kaberuka used the occasion to take stock of the achievements and support to development efforts on the continent. He called on the institution’s senior management and staff to mobilize in order to meet challenges that come with a capital increase whose approval is on the Annual Meetings agenda. Bank Group governors are expected to approve a proposal by the consultative committee for a 200% general capital increase.
Categories: Tunisia, Capital Increase, President's Corner
07/05/2010 - The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa ended on Friday, 7 May 2010, in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, after three days of deliberations on how leaders and policy-makers should deal with challenges posed by the global economic crisis and how to use the crisis as an opportunity to design a sustainable road map for the continent’s development.
Categories: Tanzania, Financial Crisis, Capital Increase, President's Corner
06/05/2010 - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and his delegation are participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which started on Wednesday, 5 May 2010, in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. For the first time, the AfDB is the WEF’s official partner and, it is in this regard, playing an important role in the deliberations. In order to bring the institution’s development themes to the fore, Mr. Kaberuka has attended several discussion forums on the "state of investment in Africa and how to make the African market more attractive". Mr. Kaberuka was also part of a discussion panel that focused on "women and entrepreneurship in Afrique".
Categories: Tanzania, Financial Crisis, Capital Increase, President's Corner
- From: 04/05/2010
- To: 07/05/2010
- Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will join African and global leaders in defining a continental development and growth agenda at the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) for Africa scheduled to take place from 4-7 May 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Categories: Tanzania, Financial Crisis, Capital Increase, President's Corner
27/04/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has said that Africa’s infrastructure needs will benefit most from a general capital increase as recommended by the institution’s Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) on 23 April in Washington D.C.
Categories: United States of America, Financial Crisis, Capital Increase, President's Corner
- Date: 23/04/2010
- Location: Washington, D.C, USA
The eleventh meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) will be held in Washington, D.C. on 22 April 2010 on the sidelines of the World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings.
Categories: United States of America, Capital Increase, Financial Crisis, President's Corner
