With mineral prices plummeting 60 % from peak highs in 2011, turning Africa’s extractive industries, which include renewable resources, into lasting profits is a primary concern for the continent’s 54 nations. According to Ministers of Trade and Mining as well as experts in the fields, transparency...
Agri-business has the potential to create jobs for the millions of African youth who are jobless even after graduating with good degrees, experts said Wednesday during a panel discussion held at the ongoing African Development Bank (AfDB) 50th Annual Meetings in Abidjan. Geraldine Fraser-...
African countries should support the integration of capital markets on the continent, panelists argued on Wednesday.
Improving financial literacy and good return prospects will foster increased participation of domestic private investors.
This was raised during a session titled “Africa’s...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is consciously contributing to Africa’s development and it is achieving results. According to the Bank’s Annual Development Effectiveness Review (ADER) 2015, 70 percent of the Bank’s indicators are on track. The publication, part of a series produced by...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting efforts to improve trade financing on the continent. The Bank is not only financing trade activities and projects to facilitate trade, it is also conducting studies to unravel the challenges to trade and to provide solutions.
During a...
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African countries asked to address security threats by investing in holistic development
In the face of growing threats to peace and security on the continent, African countries have been called upon to invest in development in a holistic way. The panelists at the session on “Development and Security – Dealing with New Threats”, at the ongoing 50thAnnual Meetings of the African...
Panelists at high-level event on climate change on Tuesday have renewed their call for a strong and universal climate change agreement with increased flows of funds, sufficient to fulfill Africa’s development aspirations. This is in addition to the need to have adequate, predictable,...
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, hosted a reception in honour of his guests in attendance for the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings and to celebrate the 50thAnniversary of the institution. The dinner was attended by the...
The 2015 African Ecological Futures report, launched Tuesday, May 26 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the 50th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the institution.
This publication, jointly produced by the AfDB and the World...