Tag: African Development Bank
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...
In 2021, Africa notches strong progress in building tax transparency, tackling...
WED, 22 JUNE, 2022-theGBJournal| African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signaling continued progress toward tax...
AfDB President Dr. Adesina, turns down calls to run for the...
TUE, 17 MAY, 2022-theGBJournal | ‘’While I am deeply honoured, humbled and grateful for all the incredible goodwill, kindness, and confidence, my current responsibilities...
We-Fi grants $15 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility...
TUE 26 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal | The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s...
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...
African Development Bank earmarks €10 million equity investment to drive technologies...
TUE 19 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal | The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB.org) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to...
Speech| President Buhari’s awarded 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, the Babacar...
…PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF THE 2021 TROPHEE BABACAR NDIAYE
FRI 01 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal| This is an auspicious African day, in the capital...
Global Development Finance coalition commits over $5.5 billion for MSME financing...
…Coalition exceeds its $4 billion target by 40% in an effort to help MSMEs face the Covid-19 pandemic
THUR 17 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- The coalition for...
AfDB’s Fashionomics Africa, partners, launch new sustainable fashion competition with $6,000...
…Entrants must be pursuing environmentally friendly measures, sustainability, and circular economy actions to qualify
MON 14 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa...