From December 9 to 11, Tunis is hosting the First African Ministerial Forum on ICT Integration in Education and Training. The aim of this initiative is to help African Education Ministers to introduce effective, relevant policies integrating information and communication technology (ICT) that will...
09-Dec-2013
AFMI announces launch of revamped website
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Monday, December 9 announced the official launch of the redesigned AFMI website: www.africanbondmarkets.org . The website displays new features including a mobile-friendly interface. AFMI also used...
09-Dec-2013
Report on “a future partnership between France and Africa” pays tribute to work of the AfDB
Thirty-two times. Indeed, the initials “AfDB”, for African Development Bank, appear 32 times in the report entitled “Un partenariat pour l’avenir: 15 propositions pour une nouvelle dynamique économique entre l’Afrique et la France” (“A partnership for the future: 15 proposals for a new economic...
09-Dec-2013
Sommet de l’Élysée : le président de la BAD plaide pour un financement innovant du développement
Donald Kaberuka, président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a lancé un vibrant appel aux chefs d’Etat réunis à Paris, dans le cadre du Sommet de l’Élysée, pour soutenir la nouvelle initiative de la BAD qui entend mobiliser des ressources, le fonds Africa50.
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On Wednesday, December 4, the Board of the African Development Bank Group approved the Strategic Framework and Operational Guidelines for the African Development Fund Partial Credit Guarantee Instrument. The guidelines seek to address the challenges faced by a well-performing country that can only...
04-Dec-2013
AfDB Board approves combined 2013-2017 Country Strategy Paper and 2013 Portfolio Review for Côte d’Ivoire
The Board of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, December 4 approved the combined Country Strategy Paper (CSP) and 2013 Portfolio Review for Côte d’Ivoire. The CSP derived inputs from the portfolio review, while taking into account the central objective of the Bank’s 2013-2022 Ten Year...
The Boards of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 4 approved a cumulative US $4.89 billion (UA 3.188 billion) for the 2014 Borrowing Program of the AfDB Group, which includes US $199.58 million (UA 130 million) for possible draw down under the loan component of the Enhanced...
04-Dec-2013
AfDB Board approves US $20 million ADF loan for private sector development program in the Seychelles
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday, December 3, approved a US $20 million African Development Fund loan for the Inclusive Private Sector Development and Competitiveness Programme (IPSDCP). The program aims to address the key constraints to private sector...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) held the Algeria country launch of its Ten Year Strategy for the period 2013-2022 on November 26 in Algiers. The document was acknowledged by participants in view of the commitments made to meet present challenges for the continent’s sustainable development....