Interviews

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

14/03/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening the efforts of both institutions towards enhancing capacity building and customs modernization in Africa. While acknowledging that “many African Customs administrations are lagging behind others”, the World Customs Organization’s Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, is optimistic about Africa’s ability to strengthen its customs system. “Many African customs administrations have obtained political support for customs modernization initiatives,” he said in an interview.

Categories: Regional Integration, Partnerships

02/04/2010 - Mme Mbedey, en marge des négociations de prêt, tenues à Tunis du 29 mars au 2 avril 2010, sur le projet d’alimentation en eau potable et d’assainissement en milieu rural, au Cameroun, passe en revue le portefeuille de la BAD dans son pays. Elle explique également les raisons de la récente pénurie d’eau potable dans certaines agglomérations du Cameroun. « La BAD est très active au Cameroun », a-t-elle expliqué, à la question de connaître son niveau de visibilité dans le pays

Categories: Cameroon, Water Supply & Sanitation, Regional Integration

26/06/2008 - Director of the World Bank’s Regional Integration Department said that AfDB and the World Bank share the conviction that regional integration is an important compliment to national programs of development and are committed to assist national clients to leverage effectiveness through exploiting regional solutions where these can provide economies, open new markets or help create important new regional public goods.

Categories: NEPAD, Regional Integration