Event: AfDB Annual Meetings – Opening of the High Level Seminars
These High Level Seminars have over the years grown in significance as the arena of framing the substantive issues for the Annual Meetings of the Bank Group. That is why we are always grateful for the eminent...
The 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on May 27 in Marrakech, Morocco, focusing on the need for Africa to turn economic growth into truly shared and sustainable economic transformation in the next half century.
"The quality of growth and the sustainability of...
25-May-2013
The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the African Union - Remarks by the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Event: African Union 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Let me begin by offering my congratulations to the AU. I have been asked to focus on the economic side of your proclamation. This is the most exciting time in Africa. Africa’s economic journey over the past 50 years has been a tortuous one. Many...
“The sleeping giant is on its way,” stated African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday, May 25, as leaders from across the continent marked the progress made over the past five...
24-May-2013
AfDB President Commends Tunisian Hospitality
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, Thursday, May 23, in Tunis, called on the Tunisian Prime Minister, Ali Laarayedh. President Kaberuka underscored the friendship between the AfDB and Tunisia and expressed gratitude to the Tunisian Government and people for...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its President, Donald Kaberuka, declared in Brussels the Institution’s support to the crisis exit efforts and revival of Malian economy making available to this country the amount of 240 million euros. This declaration was made at...
The official launch of the first phase of the Ouarzazate solar power plant took place on Friday, 10 May 2013 in the Moroccan rural municipality of Ghessate (Ouarzazate Province). The event was attended by King Mohammed VI and representatives of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) and the...
13-May-2013
Successful infrastructure project bonds require improved regulatory frameworks, says AfDB study
African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, says a new report launched by the African Development Bank.
Africa is ready for the launch of such infrastructure bonds provided some conditions are met...
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka was designated on May 7, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa, the “Infrastructure Investment Personality of the Year” for 2013. The award was granted during the Africa investor (Ai) Infrastructure Investment Summit and awards ceremony. The award...