Press Releases
05/06/2012 - The AfDB and Sierra Leone’s government on June 1, 2012 in Arusha, signed a US$1.2-million grant financing agreement under Pillar III of the Fragile States Facility, to provide urgently-needed support to the country’s financial sector development plan.
Categories: Sierra Leone, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
30/05/2012 - Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a bénéficié, ce mardi à Arusha, en Tanzanie, d’un don du Groupe de la BAD, équivalent à 12 millions d’euros, en financement du projet d’appui à la modernisation des finances publiques (PAM-FP).
Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Economic & Financial Governance
27/05/2012 - On 22 May 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a Joint MDB Adaptation Finance Tracking Workshop on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held from 14 to 25 May in Bonn, Germany. The MDBs discussed the adaptation concept that they will adopt, as well as the high level principles of the joint methodology, and a roadmap to test and disclose the methodology by the 2012 UN Climate Change Conference (COP18) in late November.
Categories: Economic & Financial Governance, Climate Change, Environment
04/05/2012 - Dans le cadre du programme de sensibilisation des médias aux opérations et aux thématiques de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) en pleine préparation des assemblées annuelles en Tanzanie et en marge de la journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse, le président de l’institution, Donald Kaberuka a soutenu la vision d’un continent africain en pleine croissance et plein d’opportunités.
Categories: Tunisia, Tanzania, Economic & Financial Governance
15/03/2012 - Over 100 Members of Parliament (MPs) from 40 African countries have agreed to step up efforts to improve the business environment on the continent by reviewing legislation linked to governance, trade barriers, and regional infrastructure in a bid to strengthen sustainable private sector development. They met during a conference on Private Sector Development in Africa as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Growth held in Kigali, Rwanda, March 14-16.
Categories: Rwanda, Private Sector Development, Economic & Financial Governance
29/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, today announced that it will offer an Education Support Bond to Japanese retail investors. The bond will be distributed by Tokai Tokyo Securities, Nishimura Securities, Banyo Securities and Rakuten Securities.
Categories: Japan, Education, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Economic & Financial Governance, Human and Social Development
16/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of €11.7 million euros (FCFA 7.7 billion) to Niger from the African Development Fund, its concessional or ‘soft loan’ arm, to finance better governance and boost inclusive economic growth in the country.
Categories: Niger, Economic & Financial Governance, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
07/12/2011 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a consenti, le 7 décembre 2011 à Tunis, un prêt de 25 millions d’euros, soit l’équivalent de 2,7 milliards d’Escudo (CVE) à la République du Cap-Vert.
Categories: Cape Verde, Private Sector Development, Economic & Financial Governance
24/11/2011 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé à Tunis, le 23 novembre 2011, un prêt de 224 millions d’euros pour financer le programme d’appui au développement du secteur financier – phase II (PADESFI II) du Maroc.
Categories: Morocco, Economic & Financial Governance
23/11/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 23 November a USD 20 million line of credit over 10 years to Housing Finance Bank Limited (HFB) Uganda to support residential and commercial real estate development aimed at benefiting low and medium income earnings through decent housing, as well as small and medium enterprises through commercial property and office space.
Categories: Uganda, Economic & Financial Governance, Private Sector Development
