Le conseil d’administration du FAD a approuvé l’octroi d’un prêt de 15, 53 millions de dollars EU soit l’équivalent de 10 millions d’UC* et d’un don de 3,10 millions de $EU (2 millions d’UC) pour financer le projet de réhabilitation du secteur agricole (ASREP)

Dans l’objectif d’accroître la production agricole et d’améliorer les revenus des agriculteurs, le projet comporte les trois volets suivants:

Tunis, Tunisia, 25 May 2009 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Executive Board of Directors today discussed a concept note proposing  a short-term strategy for the AfDB to help Zimbabwe address the challenges it faces and to support the country’s re-engagement with the international community.  Directors expressed firm support for the strategy and applauded the initiatives taken by the AfDB President and management, noting that the Bank should play a leading role, as it has, indeed, been requested by A

Tunis, 20 June 2007-  The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a loan of UA 19.21 million, equivalent to US$ 29 million, to finance the Bujagali Power Interconnection Project (BIP) in Uganda.

Terms of Transaction

• African Development Bank (AfDB)
• Principal Amount: USD 1,000,000,000
• Pricing Date: May 19, 2009
• Settlement Date: May 27, 2009
• Maturity Date: May 27, 2014
• Re-Offer Spread: UST 1.875% due April 2014 +90.25 bps, Midswaps +50 bps
• Coupon: 3.00% semiannual
• Joint Bookrunners: Daiwa / Goldman Sachs International / HSBC / Morgan Stanley
• Co-Managers: Mizuho / Standard Chartered

Overall deal points:

In this perspective, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the Bank Group approved in Tunis on Wednesday, a grant of 3.45 million Units of Account (UA*) equivalent to US$ 5.35 million, to finance a hydro-electric study for the benefit of the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) countries. Specifically, the project involves detailed studies and the preparation of bidding documents for the Sambangalou and Kaléta Hydro-Electric power schemes as well as the interconnection of the power grids of the countries concerned.