Attijariwafa Bank (AWB), le plus important groupe bancaire du Maroc, bénéficiera d’un prêt de 73 millions d’euros, pour un projet destiné à étendre ses activités, tant au Maroc qu’en Afrique subsaharienne, après que les administrateurs du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), en ont...
The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (“ALSF” or “the Facility”) launched a major meeting on November 26 in Abidjan to assess status of implementation of ongoing projects, among others. Discussions are expected to continue to November 27, and will provide an opportunity for the...
African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 signed a US $1 million Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant agreement with Invest in Africa (IIA) to support a three-year Business Linkage Program in Ghana.
Multinational Corporations/SME Business linkages are...
20-Nov-2014
AfDB, AGRA to strengthen cooperation for a smallholder agricultural revolution in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) held high-level discussions in Abidjan on Thursday, November 20 with a view to addressing challenges faced by Africa’s smallholder farmers. Both institutions have agreed to strengthen their...
Following approval of combined 2014-2016 Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) & Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR)
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $37-million (UA 25-million) Crisis Response Budget Support loan to Madagascar for the financing of its Emergency...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on November 5, 2014 in Abidjan a US $148 million multi-sector senior Line of Credit (LoC) to Equity Bank Limited of Kenya (Equity Bank) for on-lending to key economic sectors in the country.
The LoC approved by the AfDB Board is expected to further...
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, will attend the African Business Roundtable on Ebola in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 8, 2014 at the African Union Headquarters.
The roundtable is jointly convened by the African Union (AU), the African Development...
Global infrastructure needs to 2030 are estimated to be $57 trillion[1]. For both public sector and private sector investors in the developing markets there has been a lack of well-prepared projects to fulfil these needs. This has led to a widening infrastructure gap between what is required and...
Africa has seen tremendous growth in technology-driven entrepreneurship over the last decade with numerous projects and initiatives celebrated for their potential to grow and spur economic growth. Yet, according to Dayo Ogunyemi, CEO, 234 Media, “Brilliant ideas without the ecosystem to upscale and...