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Regional Integration is Key to Sustainable Growth in East Africa – Louis Kasekende, Former AfDB Chief Economist
12-Oct-2012 - Louis Kasekende, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda and former Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB), underscored the importance of economic integration as key to sustainable growth in East Africa during a seminar on Regional Integration in East Africa organized by the African Development Institute (EADI) and the AfDB’s Development Research Department (EDRE) in Tunis on October 5.AfDB Governors Consultative Committee Endorses Roadmap for Return to Headquarters in Côte d’Ivoire
11-Oct-2012 - The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank’s return to its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to the Board of Governors for consideration during the AfDB’s Annual Meetings to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2013. The GCC meeting took place in Tokyo on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.Le président de la BAD appelle les pays de la Zone franc à mettre davantage l’intégration monétaire au service de l’intégration économique
10-Oct-2012 - A l’invitation du ministre français de l’économie et des finances, Pierre Moscovici, le président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Donald Kaberuka, a participé, le 5 octobre 2012, à Paris, à la réunion des ministres des finances de la Zone Franc, marquant la commémoration du 40ème anniversaire des accords de coopération monétaire dans cette Zone .AfDB President Donald Kaberuka on Official Tour of West Africa
09-Oct-2012 - Reinforcing dialogue with Regional Member Countries and reassuring them of the continued support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group despite a difficult economic climate are among the themes the President of the AfDB will be addressing during his visit to four West African countries next week. AfDB-Senegal Cooperation Highlighted
AfDB Launches 2012 African Economic Outlook in Malawi
09-Oct-2012 - The African Development Bank’s Malawi Field Office with the Southern Africa Resource Center (SARC) and the Development Research Department (EDRE) launched the 2012 African Economic Outlook (AEO) report in Malawi on October 4 at a workshop organized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Lilongwe.South-South Exchange of Know-How is Essential for Africa’s Economic Future, Says AfDB President
08-Oct-2012 - South-South investment and exchange of know-how are key sources of growth and prosperity in Africa – and Huajian Group of China’s experience in Ethiopia is really edifying. That was the message the President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, gave in his address at the opening of a high-level seminar on September 7 in Tunis.Franc Zone Ministers Meet in Paris - AfDB at the 40th Anniversary of Africa-France Monetary Cooperation
08-Oct-2012 - The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, took part in the meeting of Ministers of the franc zone on October 4 and 5 in Paris, alongside franc zone central bank governors and heads of regional institutions. Africa’s 15 franc zone countries joined France to celebrate 40 years of their financial and monetary cooperation, an initiative spearheaded by France in 1972.Partners of Harmonization for Health in Africa Discuss Action Plans for High Quality, Affordable Healthcare and Implementation of Tunis Declaration
08-Oct-2012 - Partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative convened in Nairobi on October 4 and 5, as a follow-up to the recent Tunis Ministerial Conference for African Health and Finance Ministers. Regional Directors, senior representatives and a multidisciplinary group of technical experts from the HHA partner agencies used the opportunity to discuss how to further strengthen their support to countries in providing quality and affordable healthcare to African populations, particularly the under-served.
Private Sector Operations Team Supports Green Growth During Agribusiness and Forestry Conferences in Ghana
06-Oct-2012 - Representatives from the Industries and Services division of AfDB’s Private Sector Operations Department (OPSM.2) participated in the Rubber Plant & Palm Oil Africa conference from September 4-7 in Accra, Ghana. The OPSM.2 team contributed to the roundtable discussion on “Agriculture Financing Facilities & Risk Mitigation in Africa”, alongside representatives from IFC and Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, and presented its agricultural strategy and non-sovereign instruments in support of private sector-led agribusiness developments in...7th Edition of the African Economic Conference - Inclusive Growth at the Centre of Discussions
05-Oct-2012 - The 7th African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 30 to November 2, 2012 on the theme, “Inclusive and Sustainable Development in an Age of Economic Uncertainty.”AfDB Signs First Private Sector Loan in Namibia to Improve Access to Finance and Open Doors to Education
05-Oct-2012 - Mr. Ebrima Faal, Regional Director at the Southern Africa Resource Center (SARC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), signed on behalf of the AfDB the agreements for a loan of ZAR 65 million from the AfDB to Trustco Finance (part of the Namibia based “Trustco” group) to support its student lending program in Namibia. The signing ceremony took place in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. Also taking part in the ceremony were DEG and Proparco who signed the agreements for loans to Trustco Finance of ZAR 50 million each.