Press Releases
01/03/2013 - Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met on February 25 in Washington, DC, the heads of the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank. The goal of the meeting: to renew the commitment to further cooperation between the multilateral development banks (MDBs).
Categories: United States of America, Economic & Financial Governance
28/02/2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a loan of US $300 million to finance the Transport Sector and Economic Governance Reform Program and the Nigeria Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the period 2013-2017.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Economic & Financial Governance, Transport
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
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
09/01/2013 - A new report by the African Development Bank makes concrete proposals for the establishment of a monetary union in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region (COMESA). In order to achieve greater macroeconomic convergence in the region, the “Facilitating Multilateral Fiscal Surveillance in the Monetary Union Context with Focus on the COMESA Region” study envisages a boost to fiscal surveillance at both regional and national levels.
Categories: Economic & Financial Governance, Regional Integration
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
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved two AFD financial support loans and grants amounting USD 76,5 million to the Ghana – Rural Enterprises Programme III (REPIII).
Categories: Ghana, Economic & Financial Governance
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved an ADF project in the amount of USD 10,744 million for the support project to the institutional capacity building of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
Categories: Economic & Financial Governance
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) granted, on December 19th 2012, a loan in the amount of USD 3 million to Comoros to support the energy sector reforms, particularly, the electricity sub-sector and financial governance.
Categories: Comoros, Energy & Power, Infrastructure, Economic & Financial Governance
