Loans & Grants
05/02/2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 an agreement to provide two sovereign-guaranteed multi-tranche lines of credit (LoCs) of respectively US $500 million to Bank of Industry (BOI) and of US $200 million to Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) in order to support the modernization and expansion of export-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The LoCs will allow local SMEs to be more competitive, scale up their operations and ultimately create more jobs in Nigeria.
Categories: Nigeria, Youth, Human and Social Development, Private Sector Development
05/02/2013 - La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) vient d’accorder un don de 1,1 million d’euros à la municipalité de Sèmè-Podji, au Bénin pour mettre en œuvre des solutions efficaces, durables et rentables dans la gestion et l’exploitation des boues de vidange. Le projet s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un partenariat public-privé (PPP) pour la gestion des déchets, une collaboration rare dans le secteur de l’assainissement, sur le continent.
Categories: Benin, Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Initiative
05/02/2013 - La BAD a alloué en janvier dernier à l’Union des Comores un don de 2 millions d’Unités de compte, soit environ 3 millions de dollars pour appuyer les réformes dans le secteur de l’énergie et de la gouvernance financière (PARSEGF).
Categories: Comoros, Human and Social Development, Economic & Financial Governance, Energy & Power
30/01/2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a senior loan of US $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to build and operate a gas to urea fertilizer plant located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, that will serve markets in Benin, Brazil, Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Categories: Nigeria, Private Sector Development, Agriculture & Agro-industries
16/01/2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today an equity investment of US $24 million in the East African Development Bank (EADB) to strengthen its balance sheet and contribute to improve its international credit rating.
Categories: Economic & Financial Governance, Private Sector Development
16/01/2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a line of credit of 13 million euros to support small and medium enterprises and industries (SME/SMI) in Niger.
Categories: Niger, Private Sector Development, Economic & Financial Governance
28/12/2012 - The African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Zambia signed, on December 19, a loan agreement for US $55 million to support the Itezhi-Tezhi Hydro Power and Transmission Line Project through the construction and operation of a 120 megawatt hydropower plant at Itezhi-Tezhi dam along the Kafue River. This loan was approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on June 13, 2012.
Categories: Zambia, Economic & Financial Governance, Energy & Power, Infrastructure
21/12/2012 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le Maroc ont signé, le 19 décembre à Rabat, trois accords de prêt et de garantie ainsi qu’un accord de don pour un montant global de près de 7 milliards de dirhams, soit l’équivalent de 533 millions d’euros. Les cosignataires étaient la représentante résidente de la Banque, Mme Amani Abou-Zeid et le Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances du Maroc, M. Nizar Baraka. La cérémonie s’est déroulée en présence du Directeur général de l’Office national de l’électricité et de l’eau potable (ONEE), M. Ali Fassi Fihri.
Categories: Morocco, Infrastructure, Water Supply & Sanitation, Energy & Power
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of USD 50 million for the expansion of the Azito power plant in Côte d'Ivoire. This facility aims to finance the third phase of the project which consists of converting the existing 288 MW simple-cycle power plant to a combined-cycle power plant, thereby increasing the total generation capacity to 430 MW.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Energy & Power, Infrastructure
20/12/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on December 19th 2012, a USD 21 million package to finance the implementation of the Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project in the United Republic of Tanzania. The Government will contribute 10% of the project costs.
Categories: Tanzania, Water Supply & Sanitation, Infrastructure
