Press Releases
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
28/03/2013 - In a recent paper produced as part of a series on North African policies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyzes the prospects of exporting the health services available in North Africa.
Accelerated growth and job creation pose major challenges for the countries of North Africa (NAF), which are all facing a rapid increase in their workforce. In the Maghreb, the preponderance of the textile-clothing sector and outsourced automobile-related manufacturing in industry, as well the lack of alternative manufacturing specialization largely contribute to fragility.
Categories: Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Health, Human and Social Development
27/03/2013 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Office for Tunisians Abroad (OTE), have published a new study on employment opportunities for Tunisians in Libya.
Categories: Tunisia, Libya, Migration and Development Initiative, 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
17/07/2012 - Growth in the last 10 years preceding the Arab Spring did not made it possible for North African countries to create enough jobs for the young. The regional unemployment rate among the 15 to 24 year-old age group is on average 23%, which is three to four times higher than that of adults. But the rate is 41% if the discouraged are included: that is, those young inactive people in a position to work but not looking for employment and so are not included in the official statistics.
Categories: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Youth, Human and Social Development
19/06/2012 - A new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyses the causes of the various political events in 2011 in various North African countries, or the Arab Spring. It goes on to suggest various policy options to policy makers in the countries under transition.
Categories: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Human and Social Development, Youth
21/02/2012 - France’s minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, its secretary of state for foreign trade, Pierre Lellouche, represented by Delphine d’Amarzit, multilateral affairs and development manager at the general directorate for Treasury, and the vice president for sector operations from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Kamal Elkheshen, met in Paris on 21 February 2012, where more than 200 people gathered for a conference on money transfers to Africa from migrants
Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, France, Migration and Development Initiative
13/07/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €20-million equity investment in the Maghreb Private Equity Fund III (MPEF III). This third-generation multi-sector private equity fund will target investments in Small and Medium Enterprises in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and, according to emerging investment opportunities, Egypt.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Infrastructure, Private Sector Development
22/06/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 21 June 2011 approved a loan of €137.34 million to fund the motorway link between Gabes, Medenine, and Ras Jedir in Tunis. The loan granted to the Tunisia Highways Corporation, and guaranteed by the government, will be used to fund the Medenine to Ras Jedir part of the link.
Categories: Tunisia, Libya, Infrastructure
25/05/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published an annual report for North Africa which highlights the importance of inclusive growth following recent changes in the region. Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria are among the highest beneficiaries of AfDB operations.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
