Tag: African Development Bank
Africa loses up to 15% of its GDP per capita annually...
...Urama highlighted that since the 1850s, countries have managed to transition away from coal, and used gas as a transition to cleaner energy
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Japan and African Development Bank announce up to $5 billion in...
...The announcement was made at the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) held Sunday 28 August 2022 in the Tunisian capital, Tunis...
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...
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...














