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Le président Kaberuka à Alger pour inaugurer le bureau de la BAD en Algérie
19-Feb-2010 - Tunis, le 12 février 2010 - Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), M. Donald Kaberuka, procèdera, à Alger le 18 février 2010, à l’inauguration officielle du bureau national de l’Algérie. Cette inauguration se déroulera sous le haut patronage des ministres algériens des affaires étrangères, M. Mourad Medelci, et des finances, M. Karim Djoudi, gouverneur de la BAD pour l’Algérie. Plusieurs membres du gouvernement, ainsi que les chefs de missions diplomatiques des pays membres de la BAD y participeront.Committee of Ten Meeting: Cape Town, 21 February 2010
19-Feb-2010 - The Committee of 10 (C10) was created during the meeting of African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, which took place in Tunis on November 12, 2008.AfDB Appoints Chief Economist
18-Feb-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is appointing Professor Mthuli Ncube as the Bank’s new Chief Economist, to succeed Louis Kasekende who has returned to his country as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda. Professor Ncube, a national of South Africa is currently serving as Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatesrand (Wits) Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also Chairman of the Board of the African Economic Research Consortium.
D.Kaberuka Expresses Gratitude to AfDB Regional Governors Following their Unanimous Support for GCI
15-Feb-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, expressed gratitude to AfDB regional governors for supporting the institution’s efforts for a general capital increase (GCI). Speaking at the closing ceremony of a meeting of AfDB governors on Friday, February 12, 2010, in Tunis, Mr. Kaberuka underscored the importance of the institution’s general capital increase.La BAD rencontre la presse en Algérie
15-Feb-2010 - La préparation de l’inauguration officielle du bureau national de l’Algérie, le 18 février 2010, par le président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Donald Kaberuka, aborde la dernière ligne droite. Dans ce cadre, la représentante résidente de la BAD à Alger, Mme Assitan Diarra-Thioune a invité, dimanche 14 février 2010, la presse algérienne à un déjeuner dans les locaux même du bureau.
AfDB Regional Governors Call for 200% Capital Increase
12-Feb-2010 - Written by Joachim Arrey Meeting in Tunis on Friday, February 12, 2010, African Development Bank (AfDB) regional governors unanimously endorsed an AfDB general capital increase proposal.
Gabon/ADB: Focus on country operations
10-Feb-2010 - The state of ongoing operations and the country loan and grant portfolios were at the centre of discussions the ADB Resident Representative in Gabon, Mr. Mamadou Lamine N’Dongo, had on Friday with the new Prime Minister of Gabon, Mr. Jean Eyeghe-Ndong, during an audience. During the meeting, the Prime Minister restated the expectations of his country vis-à-vis the Bank with regards to its development programme.2010 African Economic Outlook Peer Review Meeting in Tunis: Partnership to Ensure Consistent and High-Quality Analysis
10-Feb-2010 - Bank Group experts with their counterparts from OECD Development Centre, the EU and UNECA, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in Tunis, pursued their peer review meeting on the African Economic Outlook. Tuesday’s meeting was devoted to brainstorming by the various working groups. The meeting also served as a platform for the Economic Development and Research Department Director, Léonce Ndikumana, to express his satisfaction with participants’ commitments to the country reviews underway.China Sees AfDB as Bridge for Sino-African Cooperation
09-Feb-2010 - Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has just returned from a visit to China whose principal aim was how to strengthen cooperation between the Bank and China. During the three-day visit between 3 and 6 February 2010, he and his Chinese hosts shared their views on the ways and means of improving that cooperation. The Bank’s president visited Beijing as well as Shengzhu,China’s centre for new technology.Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Maintains Momentum on Climate Change in Run-up to Mexico
09-Feb-2010 - The three-day 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held at Taj Palace, New Delhi, India ended on February 7, 2010, with participants calling for a global concerted effort to bring about a consensus on the Copenhagen Agreement through the science of climate change within an ethical framework.
President Kaberuka's Visit to China's "Silicon Valley" in Shenzhen
08-Feb-2010 - On 6 February 2010, President Kaberuka concluded a three-day official mission to the People’s Republic of China. The President visited the southern city of Shenzhen, home to two famous ICT firms, and also major investors in Africa's IT sector, Huawei and ZTE. The President also held consultations with both firms' senior management.AfDB Charges Ahead with Successful USD 1 Billion Issue
08-Feb-2010 - Tunis, 5 February 2010 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully launched and priced a three-year USD 1 billion global bond issue on 2 February. The Bank has a borrowing programme of about USD 5.5 billion for 2010 and after four such transactions last year, the present issue is the Bank’s first foray in the global benchmark market this year. The proceeds of the issue will help finance the growing portfolio of AfDB projects in Africa. In line with the Bank’s top-notch AAA credit rating, the issue was priced at mid-swaps less 2 bps.