Loans & Grants

02/03/2012 - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an equity investment of USD 50 million into the Carlyle Sub Saharan Africa Fund on 22February. This fund is the first investment vehicle that the US-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has raised to pursue its geographical expansion into sub-Saharan Africa.

Categories: Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Private Sector Development

06/04/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is one of the organisation’s priorities, , as reflected in its 2008-2011 Medium-Term Strategy, its Strategic and Operational Framework for Regional Operations and the its 2009-2012 Regional Integration Strategy.

Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Transport, Information & Communication Technology, Regional Integration, Energy & Power

11/12/2009 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le gouvernement de la République de Maurice ont signé à Tunis, le 10 décembre 2009, un accord de prêt relatif à l’octroi de 420 millions USD et de 186 millions d’euros (équivalent à 700 millions USD) à la République de Maurice, pour financer le programme de compétitivité et d’efficacité du secteur public (CESP). L’accord a été signé par le vice-président El Kheshen pour la BAD, et pour la partie mauricienne par Rama Krishna Sithanen, vice-premier ministre et ministre des finances et du développement économique.

Categories: Mauritius

26/11/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a second budget support loan of US$ 420 million and EUR 186 million to finance the Competitiveness and Public Sector Efficiency (CPSE) Programme in Mauritius. The programme will sustain economic growth and employment against the backdrop of the ongoing global recession, while not losing momentum on long-term reforms needed to make Mauritius more competitive.

Categories: Mauritius, Economic & Financial Governance

11/09/2009 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 in Tunis approved Mauritius’ Country Strategy Paper (CSP), which presents the Bank’s support program for the country from 2009 to 2013.

Categories: Mauritius

12/03/2009 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a loan of US$ 25 million for the New Dawn Satellite Project.

Categories: Mauritius, South Africa, Information & Communication Technology

20/06/2007 - The Board of Directors of the AfDB has approved a loan of US$ 20.75 million to finance the first stage of the Plaines Wilhems Sewerage Project in the central parts of Mauritius.

Categories: Mauritius, Environment, Water Supply & Sanitation