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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 23, 2018 – The African Development Bank celebrates with Africa and pledges its full support to achieve the success of the recently launched Continental Free Trade Area, as part of its strategy to help Integrate Africa. To accelerate trade facilitation, the Bank has invested more than $20 million over the past …
New Delhi, India, March 16, 2018 – The African Development Bank’s Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott, took part in the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Emmanuel Macron of France. About 50 countries were represented …
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, January 17, 2018 – The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has made a compelling case for accelerating Africa’s industrialization in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth. Citing data from the Bank’s 2018 African Economic Outlook launched in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday, Adesina said …
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, December 22, 2017: A three-day media-training workshop organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African development Bank to hone the skills of journalists to effectively cover the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) has ended at the Bank headquarters in Bank in Abidjan. The workshop, which was held from December …
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, November 28, 2017 – The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA). The Jobs for Youth in …
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 8 November 2017 – If the fight against climate change is not won in Africa, it cannot be won anywhere else, said Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) while signing a partnership agreement with the Green Climate Fund. “Only by defeating the climate change threat in Africa can we reach …
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 28, 2017 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has sold its first “Industrialize Africa” theme Bond to Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company, the sole investor in the transaction, for AUD 50 million. Africa is at the bottom of the global value chain because African economies rely on raw commodities. Its share …
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘AAA’ with a Stable Outlook and Short- Term IDR at ‘F1+’. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. Key Rating Drivers The ‘AAA’ rating primarily reflects extraordinary support from AfDB’s shareholders, assessed …
From: 04/09/2017 To: 08/09/2017 Venue: Abidjan The 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum will be held from September 4-8 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and aims to stress the capacity of agriculture and agribusiness to drive inclusive and sustainable rural development in Africa. The Forum will spotlight the important role agriculture and agribusiness play in current efforts …
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 27 June, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the 2016 Annual report and 2017 Work plan and budget of the African Water Facility (AWF), with particular reference to the use of an amount up to €1.925 million for the administrative budget of AWF …