Tag: AfDB
Africa remains resilient to new shocks, but progress and financing must...
THUR, MAY 25 2023-theGBJournal |In its latest annual report released on 25 May 2023, the African Development Bank Group highlights its critical contributions to...
42 countries offer visa-free travel to nationals of at least 5...
...Despite Covid-19 lockdowns and travel disruptions, 93% of African countries have maintained or improved their score relative to 2021
...Two-thirds of African countries have adopted...
Nigeria is pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ Carbon Market on the...
MON, 31 OCT, 2022-theGBJournal| The Federal Government is now pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ worth Carbon Market on the continent, a new and innovative...
Vice President Osinbajo launches Nigeria’s special agro-industrial zone programme, backed by...
TUES, 25 OCT, 2022-theGBJournal| With the launch of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme, Nigeria can, in less than a decade, banish food...
African Economic Outlook 2022: AfDB and IMF experts underscore the urgency...
…African countries need to mobilize $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions to fight climate change
WED, 27 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal|...
AfDB Board approves $134 million loan for Nigeria to boost local...
TUE, 19 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the...
Invest more in Africa, Akinwumi Adesina urges keen Irish business community
MON, 04 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| Since joining the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) as its 81st shareholder in 2020, Ireland has shown steadily increasing interest...
African Development Bank launches first ESG African Frontier-Currency Bond
…It was issued under the African Development Bank Group’s ‘Feed Africa’ strategic High 5 and marks the Bank’s first offshore UGX bond issuance in...
African Development Bank Group launches dedicated Trust Fund for circular economy
…The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as...
Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis...
…Adesina warned that the tripling costs of fertilizer, rising energy prices, and rising costs of food baskets, could worsen in Africa in the coming...














