Climate finance totalling US $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further $56 billion from other investors. The latest MDB climate finance...
08-Aug-2016
Mission visits dam rehabilitation project expected to provide water to 17,000 people in Mozambique
On August 3, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative in Mozambique, Joseph Ribeiro, and various members of the diplomatic community visited the Massingir Dam project in Gaza province, in the country’s southern region. The visit sought to illustrate developments work being...
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 9 million equity investment (approximately 12% of the fund’s capitalisation) in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) to provide expansion capital to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
FAFIN is a first-generation...
The 2016 African Economic Outlook (AEO) was launched by the Nigeria Country Office of the African Development Bank at an outreach event held at the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The theme of the 2016 AEO is Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation. The report looks closely at Africa’s...
In July 2016, the Republic of Niger was awarded a US $994,270 grant from the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to promote green mini-grids (GMGs) and pave the way for private investments in this sub-sector. The project aims to support Government efforts...
Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Akinwumi Adesina, se rend au Royaume du Maroc pour une visite de travail, du 19 au 23 juillet 2016.
Il s’agit de la première visite officielle du président de la BAD au Maroc depuis qu’il a pris ses fonctions, le 1er septembre...
15-Jul-2016
La BAD et le Maroc signent un accord de prêt de 157 millions $, pour développer le secteur financier
La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le Royaume du Maroc ont signé, jeudi 14 juillet 2016 à Abidjan, un accord de prêt de 157 millions de dollars EU, destiné à soutenir le Programme d’appui au renforcement de la stabilité et de l’inclusion financière (PARSIF) du Maroc.
Cet appui a pour...
The African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-industry Department (OSAN) in conjunction with the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement of Côte d'Ivoire held a workshop at the Bank in Abidjan on 8 July to reflect on the imperatives for the successful...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) have signed, on Monday 11 July 2016, a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to amplify the impact of their strategically aligned joint efforts to promote resources mobilization to fund Africa's...