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Digital finance is a powerful lever for real change, African Development Bank Vice-President Pierre Guislain tells Resilience Forum
14-Feb-2018 - “Africa is a pioneer in mobile banking and digital finance is a powerful lever we can use to deliver real change for the people at the bottom of the pyramid,” African Development Bank Vice-President Pierre Guislain told participants at the second Africa Resilience Forum held last week in Abidjan.African Development Bank enables Public Private Dialogue in Lesotho
13-Feb-2018 - The African Development Bank and the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) signed a Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant agreement of US $915,000 to finance the Economic Diversification Support Technical Assistance Project.
African Development Bank supports tax modernization project in Lesotho
13-Feb-2018 - The African Development Bank Group and the Kingdom of Lesotho have signed a loan agreement for US $7 million to support the country’s Tax Modernization Project. The project aims to strengthen the effectiveness of tax administration to create fiscal space by expanding the tax base, modernizing collection and compliance procedures. This project is part of the Bank’s continued support to the Government’s policy priorities as guided by the current National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP).
Equality in the extractives industry: ALSF, International Women in Mining, and Adam Smith International launch high-level event at Mining Indaba 2018
13-Feb-2018 - With the aim of focusing the extractive industry’s attention on gender diversity, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), Adam Smith International, and International Women in Mining (IWIM) organized a high-level event on the margins of the African Mining Indaba 2018.African Development Bank, Egyptian Government push for a new Africa driven by innovation
13-Feb-2018 - “We are literally in a race against time. In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, with rapid growth in artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, genetic engineering, and big data analytics, it’s clear that Africa needs to do more not to be left behind.” − Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank.
Japan provides US $700 million to African Development Fund
13-Feb-2018 - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the African Development Fund (ADF) designed to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan to the tune of 73.601 billion Japanese Yen (approx. US $700.9 million). The loan is part of Japan’s contribution to the African Development Fund’s Fourteenth Replenishment (ADF-14). This is the first JICA loan provided to the ADF.African Legal Support Facility launches PPP capacity-building course for Nigerian Government officials
13-Feb-2018 - The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has launched a suite of capacity-building workshops which aim to strengthen the capacity of Nigerian Government officials in the area of public-private partnerships, particularly as they relate to infrastructure development.
Seminar on Staple Crop Processing Zones in Africa: From Vision to Action
12-Feb-2018 - Building on the analyses and findings of a Bank-led study on a sample of 10 African countries, the seminar aims at drawing lessons and good practices from various African experiences in designing and operating staple crop processing zones (SCPZ). More broadly, it will explore how SCPZs can contribute to achieving socio-economic development goals in Africa. The analyses, conc
Third Africa Forum on STI: Building on Science, Technology and Innovation to Boost Private Sector and Socio-Economic transformation in Africa
10-Feb-2018 - The third edition of the Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation ("Africa STI Forum") will be held from February 10-12, 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Co-organized by the African Development Bank and the Egyptian government, the event is also supported by the Republic of South Korea, Japan and other partners. The fourth industrial revolution is now in motion, merging technologies and blurring the boundaries between physical, digital and biological spheres.
Science, technology and innovation policies must be inclusive, with women and girls at the centre
09-Feb-2018 - On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to make science, technology and innovation (STI) policies inclusive and to place women and girls at the centre of STI programmes.La Banque africaine de développement octroie 10,2 millions de dollars EU pour la réforme économique en Centrafrique
09-Feb-2018 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) apporte un appui budgétaire à la République centrafricaine comme prévu dans son plan de trésorerie. C’est dans cette dynamique que le ministre centrafricain de l’économie, du plan et de la coopération, Gouverneur de la Banque, Felix Moloua et le Responsable-pays de la BAD pour la RCA, Joel Sibaye Tokindang, ont signé le 5 février 2018 à Bangui, un accord de don d’environ 10,2 millions de dollars américains destiné à financer la seconde phase du Programme d’appui aux réformes économiques...NEPAD-IPPF supports African countries to strengthen regional infrastructure: Approves eight projects for US $14.83 million in 2016
09-Feb-2018 - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has continued to support African countries to strengthen regional infrastructure connectivity by providing grants for project preparation and development for complex, cross-border regional infrastructure projects in energy, transport, ICT and trans-boundary water.Banque africaine de développement : don de 980 000 dollars américains pour le Projet d’appui au développement du marché financier régional de l’Union monétaire ouest-africaine
09-Feb-2018 - La Banque africaine de développement et le Conseil régional de l’épargne publique et des marchés financiers (CREPMF) ont signé, jeudi 8 février à Abidjan, un accord de don d’un montant de 980 000 dollars américains pour le Projet d’appui au développement du marché financier régional (PADMAFIR) de l’Union monétaire ouest-africaine (UMOA).Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Forum opens in Egypt
09-Feb-2018 - The third edition of the 2018 Africa STI Forum, co-organized by the African Development Bank and the Egyptian Government, opens Saturday, February 10 in Cairo, Egypt.
Resilience in Africa: "Providing solutions is an act of justice and an indicator of global progress", says Khaled Sherif
08-Feb-2018 - The second edition of the Africa Resilience Forum organized by the African Development Bank opened Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Forum, an effective platform for the exchange of experiences and knowledge on fragility and resilience, brings together development partners and institutional actors in the sector, as well as about 15 start-ups that will present innovative and concrete solutions for strengthening people’s resilience.
African Development Bank President briefs diplomatic corps in Côte d’Ivoire on progress and perspectives for Africa’s development
07-Feb-2018 - The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, hosted the annual luncheon of diplomats accredited to Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan on Tuesday with an appeal on the Bank’s member countries to contribute to the 7th General Capital Increase to enable the institution to realise its development objectives.
African Development Bank hosts second Africa Resilience Forum in Abidjan
07-Feb-2018 - More than 300 people were expected on Thursday, February 8 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to attend the opening of the second edition of the Africa Resilience Forum organised by the African Development Bank on the theme “Building Resilience at the Bottom of the Pyramid.”African Development Bank approves ZAR 140-million loan to support African Local Currency Bond Fund
05-Feb-2018 - The Board of the African Development Bank has approved a ZAR 140-million loan (about US $10 million) to the African Local Currency Bond Fund (ALCB Fund), to further enhance the Fund’s portfolio and promote the development of domestic capital markets across the continent. The senior loan with a seven-year tenor including a two-year grace period, will support opportunities for local African corporate issuers to access and diversify their long-term funding sources in local currency and crowd in local institutional investors.
Les administrateurs du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement renouvellent leur appui aux efforts de la Tunisie
02-Feb-2018 - En mission de consultation en Tunisie, une délégation du Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement a salué, vendredi 2 février 2018, à Tunis, la dynamique de développement engagée par les autorités tunisiennes, à l’issue d’une rencontre avec le chef du gouvernement, Youssef Chahed. La délégation d’administrateurs a saisi l’occasion pour échanger avec le Premier ministre Youssef Chahed sur les priorités actuelles du gouvernement et passer en revue les divers volets de la coopération bilatérale entre la Banque et...