Event: Address to the European American Press Club
The African miracle?
Last week the influential US magazine Foreign Policy carried a story entitled “The African Miracle”, adding to a long succession of recent very bullish reports on the African economy.
While acknowledging the wide...
06-Dec-2010
AfDB Views on Aid Effectiveness and Energy to be discussed at 2010 European Development Days
From Aid to Development Effectiveness – AfDB Advocates Paradigm Shift
“Aid is only a means to an end. Indeed, if aid is truly effective, it will progressively do itself out of a job. Effective aid should therefore be designed with this in mind – to strengthen, not displace, domestic energy and...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be holding its side event on the proposed Africa Green Fund on 9 December 2010 in Cancun, Mexico.
The objective of the event is to provide a platform for key stakeholders at the international level to discuss the Africa Green Fund (AGF), an instrument...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka will continue to advocate a shift in the international community focus from aid to development effectiveness, at the 5th European Development Days (EDD) to be held in Brussels, from 6 -7 December 2010. During the High-Level Panel...
26-Nov-2010
Programme des Eminents Conférenciers de la BAD : les défis économiques de l’Afrique à la loupe
Jean-Michel Severino, ancien vice-président de la Banque mondiale pour l'Asie, et ancien directeur général de l'Agence française de développement (AFD), anime, le vendredi 11 novembre 2010 à Tunis, le programme des éminents conférenciers de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), présidé par le...
26-Nov-2010
Nigeria: Ground Visit by AfDB Delegation
Vice President A. Ordu, accompanied by members of the delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB), including Janvier Litse, Director, Elisha Sulai, advisor to the AfDB director for Nigeria, John Baffoe, resident representative, Valentin Zongo, expert in infrastructure and representatives from...
An African Development Bank (AfDB) delegation, led by President Donald Kaberuka, met on 24 November 2010 Senator David Mark, president of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The delegation wanted to listen and learn from him on the current business environment in Nigeria. “We are here...
The African Development Bank (AfDB ) President, Donald Kaberuka, just completed a two-day official visit to Nigeria (23-24 November 2010). During the visit, he met with President Goodluck Jonathan, who commended his outstanding achievements and reiterated his country's support to the Bank.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated, on 24 November 2010, in a working lunch hosted by the Nigerian business community. The meeting aimed at gathering useful views from key stakeholders on the Nigerian business environment and on opportunities for cooperation. Participation was drawn...