News & Events
29/11/2011 - Over just one year, a series of events – ranging from the Arab Spring to the European debt crisis and growing food insecurity, particularly in the Horn of Africa – has focused attention on the fragility of the global economic system.
Categories: Financial Crisis, Food Production, Chief Economist's Office
16/11/2011 - Africa’s population is ageing, just like in the rest of the world, but the continent’s governments are badly equipped to handle the growing number of older people.
Categories: Human and Social Development, Health, Chief Economist's Office
25/10/2011 - What does the future hold for Africa in 50 years’ time? The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) have been looking far into the future to explore what the continent will be like in 2060.
Categories: Chief Economist's Office
11/10/2011 - African countries should enhance the strength and resilience of their poor populations through targeted social safeguards, according to “Assessing Progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”, a region-specific report released today.
Categories: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Chief Economist's Office
30/09/2011 - China’s trade with Africa has increased dramatically over recent years. By 2008, it surpassed the USD 100 billion mark to reach USD 114 billion. Despite the 2008 global financial crisis, China-Africa trade nevertheless totalled USD 93 billion in 2009.
Categories: China, Chief Economist's Office
26/09/2011 - The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) held its 2011 Partnership Forum from the 15th to the 16th of September in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 2011 MFW4A Partnership Forum was hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and organized with the support of the African Union (AU).
Categories: Ethiopia, Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership, Chief Economist's Office
20/09/2011 - The African Development Bank today released a book titled "China and Africa, An Emerging Partnership for Development?" In recent years, China has been the prominent emerging partner for most of Africa and new China-Africa relations have generated heated debates. Is China really the sole winner in its relations with the African continent? This book challenges this idea by analyzing opportunities and challenges for both parties.
Categories: China, Chief Economist's Office
10/05/2011 - The number of middle class Africans has tripled over the last 30 years to 313 million people, or more than 34% of the continent’s population, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The reasons for the increase in size and purchasing power of the African middle class include strong economic growth, and a move towards a stable, salaried job culture and away from traditional agricultural activities.
Categories: Human and Social Development, Chief Economist's Office
09/05/2011 - African economies have made important strides in improving their economic environments in recent years, but much remains to be achieved to ensure that recent strong growth continues. In particular, African governments must better harness the region’s resources through stronger integration into international trade and finance, improved educational systems, enhanced entrepreneurial opportunities for women and developing their tourism sectors.
Categories: South Africa, Regional Integration, President's Corner, Chief Economist's Office
06/05/2011 - Climate change is a prominent issue at 2011 session of the World Economic Forum for Africa . Due to Africa’s vulnerability to the impact of climate change, it is certainly one of the continent’s priorities.
Categories: Chief Economist's Office
