Press Releases

11/05/2011 - The Report, titled, “The BRICs in North Africa: Changing the Name of the Game?” says the group, which comprised Brazil, Russia, India and China during the time covered by the report (South Africa joined in 2011) is drawn to the region due to a growing need for raw materials and minerals; an amenable investment and regulatory climate; its relatively large population and overall GDP; low production and labour costs, and geographical proximity to European and Middle East markets.

Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Brazil, India, China, Regional Integration

11/03/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 1 million humanitarian emergency assistance grant to the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) and the Tunisian Red Crescent (TRC).

Categories: Libya, Tunisia, United States of America, Health, Human and Social Development

22/10/2010 - The project, a technical assistance support to the Libyan Export Promotion Center - financed with a USD 746,971 grant from the Bank’s Middle Income Country (MIC) Trust Fund, is set up to address critical needs for capacity building, institutional strengthening and private sector development.

Categories: Libya, Middle Income Countries, Economic & Financial Governance

15/12/2008 - Relations between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Libya entered a new phase following a meeting between the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and Libyan Leader, Muammar Qaddafi, on December 14, 2008, in Tripoli.

Categories: Libya, Infrastructure