Egypt - Rural Income and Economic Enhancement Project (RIEEP) - Project Procurment Plan
It is clearly evident that the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) segment lack financial access which limits their abilities to invest and increase their income. Research done on access to financial services by the poor has shown that access to financial services by this segment can be an instrument...
State fragility and breakdown, along with violent conflict, pose significant risks to global and regional security. Most contemporary armed conflicts take place within states, and the majority of their victims are civilians. Conflict and fragility impede efforts to reduce poverty and the prevention...
04-Mar-2014
‘Rights and revenue’ – unveiling Africa’s hidden treasure by Geraldine J Fraser-Moleketi
Global notions of ‘North’ and ‘South’ may mercifully be the polarities of the past, but consider this contrast: how is it that enough men in ‘the North’ worry out loud that they are somehow ‘finished’, while here in the South it is painfully clear to almost all of us that women have barely started...
05/03/2014 - International Women’s Day 2014 - AfDB’s Staff Members on Gender... 05/03/2014 - Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, AfDB Special Envoy on Gender on “Equality... 05/03/2014 - Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, AfDB Special Envoy on Gender on AfDB’s... The African...
28-Feb-2014
“Indigenous banks have the unique opportunity to tap SME markets,” TunisInvest CEO, Zied Oueslati
Africa’s private sector has struggled to access financing its needs for sustained growth. In part, the combination of risk management and long term savings, as well as capital flights, contributes to the obstacle. TunisInvest CEO, Zied Oueslati conferred with us on this critical issue, at the...
28-Feb-2014
Kaberuka in Central Africa: The AfDB will support Gabon’s social and economic development
Upon his arrival in Libreville on Wednesday, February 26 for a two-day working visit, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka was received by the President of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, before going on to meet Gabonese businessmen. “AfDB will support...
It was in Congo that Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, began his official visit to Central Africa, on February 24, 2014. Scheduled for four days, the visit concludes in Libreville, Gabon, on February 27. During his audience with the President...
Africa’s first “one-stop” data centre, the Africa Information Highway, was officially launched on Monday, February 24 in Pretoria, South Africa, by the African Development Bank. The launch event, which included a live demonstration of the Africa Information Highway, was held at the...