Press Releases
22/06/2011 - The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) is helping the Tunisian Stolen Asset Recovery Committee to build capacity, following an agreement signed on 10 June 2011 during the Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group in Lisbon, Portugal.
Categories: Tunisia, African Legal Support Facility
10/06/2011 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Government of Tunisia formally signed the agreement for USD 500 million in budget support, passed by the AfDB Board of Directors the previous month, on 10 June 2011.
Categories: Tunisia
30/05/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors today approved a USD500 million loan to support the Tunisian government in its post-revolution transition. Its goal is to help restore socio-economic stability in Tunisia and engender inclusive economic growth that benefits all Tunisians.
Categories: Tunisia, Human and Social Development
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
18/05/2011 - The governance technical committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved USD 310,000 to finance an Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Study on voice and accountability. The study is designed to improve social service delivery programs in Tunisia and the Maghreb. A vacuum in voice & accountability mechanisms has been one of the major triggers of the revolution.
Categories: Tunisia, Human and Social Development
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
03/05/2011 - The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged USD 1billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action, each bank will provide USD 500 million in budget support to the country.
Categories: Tunisia
20/04/2011 - The Governors’ Consultative Committee of the African Development Bank met in Washington, DC this week to consider the implications of recent events in Abidjan and Tunis for the Bank’s operations.
Categories: Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, United States of America
11/04/2011 - Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi today received President Donald Kaberuka in audience at his office in Tunis. Prime Minister Caid Essebsi expressed Tunisia’s appreciation to the AfDB for its support. "Tunisia very much appreciates all the support received from AfDB, not just over the years but particularly in the difficult times we have just gone through," he said.
Categories: Tunisia
11/04/2011 - Tunisia is a longstanding partner of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and, as the Bank’s client, ranks second after Morocco. The Bank’s North Africa Operations department, has just published a Brief on Tunisia’s economic challenges and prospects in the aftermath of the revolution, at a time when the country’s transitional government announced its plan for economic recovery. in order to back the institution’s assistance strategy in Tunisia.
Categories: Tunisia
