AfDB’s annual workshop on local currency bond markets concludes in Johannesburg

The African Development Bank’s African Financial Markets Initiative held a two-day workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently, where participants from 32 African countries – Central Bank officers, and other stakeholders including regulators, representatives from Ministries of Finance and stock exchanges along with institutional investors – exchanged views on the collection and dissemination of reliable and accurate market data.

AfDB launches Development Effectiveness Review on Sierra Leone

The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched its Development Effectiveness Review 2015 on Sierra Leone on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 in Freetown. The Development Effectiveness Review 2015 for Sierra Leone provides a comprehensive report on the Bank’s performance in the country and tracks how the Bank’s operations have contributed to Sierra Leone’s development results.

SEFA to support dVentus Technologies in the manufacturing of smart meters in Ethiopia

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $842,000 grant to dVentus Technologies – a technology-based and knowledge-driven company focused on the development of innovative and energy efficiency products for the energy sector – to support their corporate expansion in the energy efficiency equipment segment. The grant will help establish a local manufacturing facility of smart meters in Ethiopia to realize the national and regional market opportunity, while also harnessing the availability of highly skilled and trained young Ethiopian engineers.

Daily news, videos and footage related to Africa at COP21 accessible to global and African media thanks to AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is posting and disseminating daily coverage of Africa-related COP21 news, including videos and feature stories from events at the African Pavilion, via the newsmarket.com platform. A partnership has been signed between AfDB and the platform for the duration of COP21. Materials are free of copyright and may be used by all members of the media. All videos and press releases are available at http://www.thenewsmarket.com/africandevelopmentbank