News & Events
22/11/2012 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et l'Agence marocaine de l'énergie solaire (MASEN) ont procédé, sous la présence effective du Roi Mohamed VI, le 19 novembre à Rabat, à la signature des accords de prêts et de garanties relatifs au projet de la première phase de la centrale solaire de Ouarzazate. Les accords sont d’un montant de 238,12 millions d’euros, soit un total de 2.7 milliards de dirhams. Ce financement est constitué de 168 millions d’euros provenant des ressources propres de la BAD et d’un prêt concessionnel de 100 millions de dollars du Fonds pour les technologies propres (FTP), dont la BAD est l’agence d’exécution.
Categories: Morocco, Energy & Power, Climate Change, Environment
20/11/2012 - Le Roi Mohamed VI du Maroc a présidé, le mercredi 14 novembre 2012, la cérémonie de lancement des travaux de dédoublement et de renouvellement de la voie ferroviaire entre Casablanca et Marrakech. Cet important évènement intervient à la suite de celui qui a eu lieu le 23 septembre dernier. Ces travaux s’inscrivent dans le cadre global du projet d’augmentation de la capacité de l’axe ferroviaire Tanger-Marrakech. Ce projet bénéficie d’un financement de la BAD, d’un montant d’environ 300 millions d’euros.
19/11/2012 - The recent global food price shock, combined with the political upheaval in North Africa, provides an opportune moment for the North African countries, along with the international community, to take stock of the food security status of the region and to reappraise food security strategies in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Health, Human and Social Development, Food Production
07/11/2012 - Guinea will benefit from assistance estimated at US $639.2 million in end-December 1999 net present value terms, aimed at reducing the country’s external debt burden to sustainable levels following the country’s attainment of the completion point under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) Initiative. By reaching the completion point, Guinea also benefits from additional debt cancellation under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).
Categories: Guinea, Morocco, Economic & Financial Governance, Water Supply & Sanitation
07/11/2012 - A robust structural transformation is critical to shape a country’s ability to generate a faster and more inclusive growth that is required to tackle social challenges, such as unemployment and poverty. Structural transformation driven by export is highly relevant for Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, countries where several trade strategies and export promotion policies have been undertaken but are yet to take full advantage of their export-led growth strategies. This study considers how increasing productivity and moving up the value chain could enhance economic development in North Africa.
Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Korea, Economic & Financial Governance, Youth, Poverty Reduction, Human and Social Development
30/10/2012 - La Banque Africaine de Développement organise une réunion consultative avec 200 étudiants marocains et des étudiants venant de l'Afrique sub-saharienne à l'Université Internationale de Casablanca le 31 octobre 2012 pour discuter de sa stratégie de développement du capital humain (2013-17).
Categories: Morocco, Human and Social Development, Youth
11/10/2012 - The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank’s return to its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to the Board of Governors for consideration during the AfDB’s Annual Meetings to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2013.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Japan, Tanzania
04/10/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) embarked on a consultation exercise across Africa on its proposed Integrated Safeguards System (ISS). The Bank consulted governments, representatives of civil society, the private sector and academic/research institutions.
Categories: Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Gabon, Environment
25/09/2012 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a pris part à la cérémonie de lancement, par le Roi Mohammed VI, des travaux de triplement et de renouvellement de la voie ferroviaire entre Casablanca et Kenitra. Ces travaux s’inscrivent dans le cadre global du projet d’augmentation de la capacité de l’axe ferroviaire Tanger-Marrakech financée par le Groupe de la Banque.
Categories: Morocco, Transport, Infrastructure
03/09/2012 - Over the first half of 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been demonstrating its commitment to support the scaling up of renewable energy in Africa with the approval of US $800 million in loans to spur private investment in Morocco’s growing wind and solar markets. The Bank’s technical and financial support of Morocco’s plan to develop a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant at Ouarzazate and its Integrated Wind/Hydro and Rural Electrification Program is helping Morocco realize its goal of increasing installed renewable energy capacity to 42 per cent by 2020 and becoming a renewable energy industry leader.
Categories: Morocco, Energy & Power, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Environment
