News & Events
04/05/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) held its inaugural Annual Syndications and Co-financiers meeting in London on 24th April, 2012. The event was intended to broaden and deepen the pool of AfDB’s co-financing partners for private sector operations, primarily among commercial investors, but also other development financial institutions and export credit agencies.
Categories: United Kingdom, Private Sector Development
21/03/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also focus on the prospects of dealing with the country's external debt arreears. The presentation of the Zimbabwe Accelerated Arrears, Debt and Development Strategy (ZAADDS) is a useful framework to address the issue of Zimbabwe’s external debt. ZAADDS is a key element of the government’s economic reform agenda.
Categories: Zimbabwe, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Economic & Financial Governance
15/03/2011 - Heads and Senior Representatives of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in London on 11 March 2011 for their regular consultations on the global economy and to discuss how they work on issues of common concerns.
Categories: United Kingdom, Chief Operating Officer
09/07/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, will join other distinguished personalities at the second meeting of the High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing scheduled to take place from 12-13 July 2010 in New York.
Categories: United Kingdom, Climate Change
- From: 12/07/2010
- To: 16/07/2010
- Location: London
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will take part in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)’s Third International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change (IPCCC), scheduled from 12-16 July, 2010 in London.
Categories: United Kingdom, Climate Change, President's Corner
30/06/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has received the “Highly Commended” prize for the Best Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Africa at the Trade Finance Magazine 2010 Awards for Excellence.
Categories: United Kingdom, Trade Finance Initiative, Private Sector Development
04/03/2010 - The African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, in line with the Resolutions of the AU Heads of State and Government, reaffirm that accelerating regional integration is essential for growth and development of Africa.
Categories: United Kingdom, Regional Integration, President's Corner
- Date: 04/03/2010
- Location: London, United Kingdom
The conference aims at enabling African institutions, donors, investors, businesspeople and other stakeholders figure out how to work together in a more effective manner with a view to maintaining momentum in efforts at attaining greater regional integration in Africa.
Categories: United Kingdom, Regional Integration, President's Corner
- Date: 20/01/2010
- Location: London
The Bank organized its first “dealer event” in London on January 20, 2010, reflecting its increased borrowing activities on the capital markets. The purpose of the event was to appraise the investment banking community of AfDB’s funding strategy and requirements for 2010 and raise the Bank's profile in the capital markets.
Categories: United Kingdom, Finance
- From: 23/07/2009
- To: 26/07/2009
- Location: Wilton Park, UK
How are prospects for prosperous and stable societies in Africa impacted by perceptions of risk among international investors? How can risk in the economic, social and political fields be reduced? How can a stable investment climate be created to attract inward investment in sub-Saharan Africa? What risk, such as consequences of elections and competition for power, need to be taken into account?
Categories: United Kingdom, Financial Crisis
