The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Government of Rwanda signed on Monday, December 16, 2013, in Kigali, two financing agreements to support skills development in the energy sector and local government revenue mobilization. The Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) has provided US $...
17-Dec-2013
Japan Supports AfDB in entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth with a loan of US$ 100 million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Japan signed on 16 December, 2013 a bilateral Exchange of Notes for a loan to the AfDB of 9.48 billion Japanese yen (about US$ 100 million). This is the fourth loan to the AfDB under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa...
17-Dec-2013
Donald Kaberuka : « L’Afrique est à même de choisir son propre modèle de développement »
Les relations de l’Afrique avec la France et l’Europe sont à un tournant historique, a estimé Donald Kaberuka, président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), lors d’une conférence de presse organisée à Paris, dans la matinée du 6 décembre 2013, à quelques heures de l’ouverture du Sommet...
Event: Signing The Fourth Loan Under EPSA
I want to welcome you all and to express my pleasure on this occasion – the signing of the second Private Sector Assistance Loan under EPSA. This agreement, which we have gathered here to sign today in support of the private sector in Africa, is not only...
I want to welcome you all and to express my pleasure on this occasion – the signing of the second Private Sector Assistance Loan under EPSA. This agreement, which we have gathered here to sign today in support of the private sector in Africa, is not only in line with pledge made by Japan at the G8...
16-Dec-2013
Technical Consultative Meeting on AfDB’ s Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan (2014-2018)
A Technical Consultative Meeting on the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)’s Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan (2014-2018) will be held on December 16, 2013 at the Ramada Hotel in Tunis, Tunisia.
Earlier this year, the AfDB Group’s Board of Directors approved a new Strategy for...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is organizing final technical consultations with representatives from across Africa on its new Governance Strategy for 2014-2018.
AfDB’s key stakeholders will discuss on Monday, December 16, 2013 how to further improve this strategy in terms of its strategic...
“The current commodity super-cycle being enjoyed by resource-driven economies could simply disappear without lasting benefits if it is not harnessed into durable development outcomes. To contribute to addressing this challenge on the African continent, the African Development Bank has established...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 11 in Nairobi, Kenya, launched the Information Center for the Extractive Sector (ICES), a platform that promotes knowledge-based dialogue with the aim of promoting informed policies for the sector.
AfDB Director for the Eastern Africa...