Making Africa a better place to do business was at the centre of discussion during a workshop titled “Improving Africa’s Investment Climate” at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Marrakech on May 29. Broken down into two session, distinguished panelists, including Benjamin Mkapa...

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), which was established as part of the Danish Africa Commission in 2008, was last night awarded the African Banker Awards 2013 in the category of “Financial Inclusion”. The prize was awarded during the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Marrakech,...

President Donald Kaberuka launched on Friday, May 31, in Marrakech, during the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative’s Africa Hub, in a partnership with the United Nations and the Danish and American Governments. The initiative aims to meet...

The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received on Wednesday evening in Marrakech the “Made in Africa Foundation Special Recognition Award”, which took place during the African Banker Awards at the Taj Palace Hotel. The African Banker Awards, an annual event which takes...

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has told delegates at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco, that while Africa is booming, more investments in infrastructure and in skills are needed to transform the continent’s economies. African countries have...

Event: 2013 AfDB Annual Meetings Closing Session The 49th Assembly in Marrakesh has again confirmed the strong convening power of the African Development Bank. Beyond our statutory meetings, I believe the discussions in the Governors’ Dialogue on transformation and the numerous side events...

Day 4 ‘C’est le temps de l’Afrique’, said Nizar Baraka, Minister of Finance in the Kingdom of Morocco, and the outgoing chair of the African Development Bank’s Board of Governors.  ‘This is Africa’s hour.’  At today’s closing press conference for the Annual Meetings, he shared three...

Three influential personalities from Africa’s finance world, Donald Kaberuka, Michael Joseph and Jean Louis Ekra, were recognized during the 2013 African Banker Awards gala Wednesday, May 29, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Marrakesh. The President of...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has received high commendations from Heads of State, Ministers and Stakeholders attending the Bank’s 2013 Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco. Stakeholders praised the Bank for posting excellent 2012 operations results, maintaining its triple“A”...