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05/04/2013 - On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to review and upgrade the region’s path-breaking regional Investment Plan for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), with funding from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF).
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Energy & Power, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Environment
06/12/2012 - “‛Bread, freedom and social justice’ is what Egyptian revolutionaries called for in the January 25 revolution; the one issue that touches on all of this is unemployment,” Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said in a speech during the official opening of the “Youth Employment: Building the Future of Egypt” forum co-organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Social Fund for Development (SFD) in Cairo on December 5.
Categories: Egypt, Education, Human and Social Development, Youth
06/12/2012 - The Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday approved the institution’s Information Technology Strategy 2013-2015 and the Bank Group’s Participation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Transition Fund.
Categories: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Information & Communication Technology, Economic & Financial Governance, Transport, Infrastructure
05/12/2012 - Cairo, December 5, 2012: Prime Minister Hisham Kandil reaffirmed today that the government is committed to fighting unemployment during the opening session of the “Youth Employment: Building the Future of Egypt” conference hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Social Fund for Development (SFD). Kandil said he would accomplish this through the formation of a ministerial committee under his auspices that aims to create 750,000 jobs by supporting small businesses with the support of the SFD.
Categories: Egypt, Youth, Human and Social Development
- Date: 05/12/2012
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the region’s top financial institutions, will host a high-level policy dialogue chaired by Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, under the theme of “Youth Employment: Building the Future.” The Bank is partnering with the Egyptian Social Fund for Development (SFD) to find ways of promoting youth employment across the country and North African nations.
Categories: Egypt, Human and Social Development, Youth
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 - 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
24/10/2012 - African Development Bank (AfDB) staff joined the Government of Egypt and development partners, including other Climate Investment Funds (CIF) partner development banks, at Egypt’s Zafarana and Gulf of Suez wind farms to learn from the country’s experience in managing wind energy project impact on birds and bats.
Categories: Egypt, Climate Change, Environment, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Energy & Power
07/08/2012 - "Unlocking North Africa’s potential through regional integration" is the title of a new report published by the African Development Bank (AfDB), which examines the key issues and challenges facing regional integration in the North African countries across a number of thematic areas, including: (i) energy; (ii) climate change and environment; (iii) financial sector; (iv) trade facilitation and transport; (v) human development; and (vi) information and communication technology.
Categories: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Regional Integration
18/07/2012 - Forecasting the Costs and Benefits of Implementing Basel III for North African Emerging Economies looks at the potential impact of Basel III on Tunisia and Egypt. The study demonstrates that Egypt would be faster to recover than Tunisia, largely due to the fact that its banking sector is adequately prepared to meet the capital adequacy requirements demanded by Basel III. Moreover, the study finds that the application of Basel III would set in motion three unwanted impacts: First, the ability to raise more capital would significantly impair bank profitability increasing the likelihood that stability would come at the cost of decreased lending capacity.
Categories: Tunisia, Egypt, Economic & Financial Governance
