Press Releases
15/05/2013 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its President, Donald Kaberuka, declared in Brussels the Institution’s support to the crisis exit efforts and revival of Malian economy making available to this country the amount of 240 million euros. This declaration was made at the donors’ conference on Mali hosted by France and the European Union in Belgium.
Categories: Mali, Belgium, Human Capital Development
13/05/2013 - African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, says a new report launched by the African Development Bank.
Categories: Economic & Financial Governance, Infrastructure, NEPAD
09/05/2013 - The strides made by African economies in achieving economic growth must be accompanied by efforts to boost long-term competitiveness if the continent is to ensure sustainable improvements in living standards finds a new report, the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, released today.
Categories: South Africa
03/05/2013 - During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizar Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors, welcomed the support of the Bank to his country’s quest for green growth. In his words, the AfDB is the country’s leading partner. «The Institution works hand in hand with us and is the driving force of our economy towards green growth,» he said.
Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Human Capital Development, Infrastructure, Economic & Financial Governance, Energy & Power, Climate Change, Structural Transformation
02/05/2013 - From April 21-24, 2013, a distinguished audience comprising of more than 20 serving and former Ministers of Finance, former Prime Ministers and Presidents, prominent scholars and economists participated in the Ministerial Leadership in Health Forum at Harvard University.
Categories: United States of America, Human Capital Development, Education, Health
23/04/2013 - During the first Advisory Board Meeting of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), announced that the AfDB will host the SE4ALL Africa Hub in cooperation with its African partner institutions: the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency, and with the support of United Nations Development Program (UNDP).The Hub will be part of the global implementation structure of SE4All.
Categories: United States of America, Structural Transformation
21/04/2013 - Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, announced today that they would strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to data and statistical capacity building. This will provide the global community with better statistical tools to measure progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and post-2015 development agenda and improve the lives of people in the developing world.
Categories: United States of America, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Human Capital Development, Youth
08/04/2013 - After a decade of stagnation, the Ivoirian economy is picking up. The signs are obvious here and there, and especially in Abidjan, the economic capital. They are the construction of high roads and the setting up of improved health and sanitation services systems undertaken by the government both in Abidjan and in the hinterland, as well as property development engineered by the private sector.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Economic & Financial Governance, Infrastructure
22/03/2013 - We invest billions of dollars to find evidence of water and life on Mars, but here on Earth, we struggle to mobilize the funds needed to develop the full potential of the water resources we depend on for life and growth. Is the glass half full, or half empty, on World Water Day today?
Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Initiative
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
