News & Events
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
- From: 27/04/2010
- To: 30/04/2010
- Location: Cape Verde
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will be on official visit to Cape Verde from 27-30 April 2010. The mission builds on the strong partnership between the country and the Bank. President Kaberuka will use the visit to reaffirm the Bank’s continuous support to the country’s economic efforts and its development projects.
Categories: Cape Verde, Financial Crisis, Middle Income Countries, President's Corner
21/04/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has played a key role in helping Africa adequately respond to the global financial crisis. Now that the crisis is over, how does the future look like for African countries and what role will the Bank knowledge activities play in building stronger African continent? What should be the role of research at the Bank to ensure that it becomes more relevant to the institution?
Categories: Financial Crisis, Chief Economist's Office
- 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
- Date: 09/04/2010
- Location: Luxembourg
The AfDB President Donald Kaberuka on Friday, April 9, 2010 attended the Heads of Multilateral Development Banks Meeting in Luxembourg. The Chief Executive Officers of the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank also attended the high-level meeting.
Categories: Luxembourg, Climate Change, Capital Increase, Financial Crisis, President's Corner
01/03/2010 - “Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) Meeting Ends with Far-reaching decisions”, says AfDB Focal Point, Lamin Manneh
Categories: Tunisia, Financial Crisis
- From: 27/02/2010
- To: 28/02/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The Coalition for Dialogue in Africa (CoDA) holds its third Board Meeting in Tunis on 27 and 28 February 2010. The last CoDA meeting, on 28 November 2009, concentrated on the international financial crisis, which CoDA reported had a substantial negative effect on the African economy, creating a rare opportunity for the continent to redefine its development model.
Categories: Tunisia, Financial Crisis
28/02/2010 - A two-day Board meeting of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), ended on Sunday, February 28, 2010 in Tunis, with the adoption of far reaching-decisions. It was CoDA’s third Board Meeting, after its launch on May 6, 2009 in Addis Ababa and its second Board meeting held on November 28, 2009, in Tunis. This latest meeting, was chaired by former Botswana President, Festus Mogae, and covered, among other items, two major issues, namely: the institutional transformation of CoDA; and CoDA’s 2010 work program.
Categories: Tunisia, Financial Crisis
19/02/2010 - The Committee of 10 (C10) was created during the meeting of African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, which took place in Tunis on November 12, 2008. At this meeting, sponsored by the African Union, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the C10 was charged with the following three areas: (1) Taking stock of the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on African economies; (2) making a case for governance reform in the multilateral international economic institutions for enhanced African participation; and (3) identifying the priority issues for Africa and agreeing on inputs for G-20.
Categories: South Africa, Financial Crisis
- Date: 21/02/2010
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Below is the final communiqué issued by the Committee of Ten following its meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, 21 February, 2010.
Categories: South Africa, Financial Crisis
