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AfDB, Standard Bank partner for R3.6bn SMME funding and trade growth

SMEs

AfDB, Standard Bank partner for R3.6bn SMME funding and trade growth

26 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara gives rousing remarks during the African Development Bank's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Banking

African Development Bank turns 60: A legacy of hope and progress

12 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

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Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Media

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Issued by APO Group 26 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

Banking

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Community

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2023

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Banking

African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

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Climate Change

Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

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Banking

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

Food Security

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

20 Jan 2023

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Covid-19

African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

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Markets & Investment

Development Bank of Southern Africa to receive R2.2bn line of credit

22 Dec 2022

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Travel

Visa openness in Africa sees steady improvement in policies

14 Dec 2022

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Banking

African Development Bank mobilises $8.9bn for low-income African countries

Ange Aboa 7 Dec 2022

Banking

AfDB invests $20m in private equity fund targeting renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Nov 2022

Pharmaceuticals

ADF invests over $6m to develop the pharmaceutical sector in Southern and Eastern Africa

16 Nov 2022

Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa

SMEs

Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa

Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Sep 2022

Economy

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

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Banking

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

15 Jun 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Agribusiness

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

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Skills Training

Coding for Employment's new training centres to empower women in ICT

3 May 2022

African Development Bank appoints evaluator general

Banking

African Development Bank appoints evaluator general

11 Apr 2022

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Financial Services

African Development Bank Group approves historic health infrastructure strategy

1 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

Africa is the place to invest, US congressional delegation acknowledges

28 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Senegal's Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021.

Banking

African Development Bank to close continent's infrastructure gap

2 Feb 2022

AfDB approves $47.09m grant for special agro-processing zone in Mozambique

Agriculture

AfDB approves $47.09m grant for special agro-processing zone in Mozambique

10 Jan 2022

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

Food, Water & Energy Security

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

2 Dec 2021

Banking

African Development Bank outlines new health infrastructure strategy

25 Nov 2021

Breaking down funding barriers for young entrepreneurs

Funding

Breaking down funding barriers for young entrepreneurs

Matilda Dibakwane 19 Nov 2021

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

Food, Water & Energy Security

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

27 May 2021

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

Media

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

5 Nov 2020

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

Food Security

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

28 May 2020

A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Chuku Chuku 15 May 2020

#AfricaMonth: 3 young entrepreneurs committed to social transformation

Social Entrepreneurship

#AfricaMonth: 3 young entrepreneurs committed to social transformation

Melissa Mbazo 4 May 2020

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

CSI & Philanthropy

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

30 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Health & Welfare

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Dr Victor Oladokun 30 Mar 2020

Seychelle's Blue Economy secures financial backing from AfDB

Environment & Natural Resources

Seychelle's Blue Economy secures financial backing from AfDB

20 Mar 2020

Fashionomics Africa initiative trains 100 entrepreneurs

Fashion & Homeware

Fashionomics Africa initiative trains 100 entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2020

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Events & Conferencing

Africa's greatest asset is its youth

Hanan Morsy 13 Dec 2019

AfDB approves $210m in financing for Nigeria Transmission Expansion Project

Infrastructure & Utilities

AfDB approves $210m in financing for Nigeria Transmission Expansion Project

2 Dec 2019

AfDB loans $400m for Mozambique LNG project

Coal, Oil & Gas

AfDB loans $400m for Mozambique LNG project

27 Nov 2019

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Markets & Investment

US-China trade wars stifling global economic growth

Patience Panashe 31 May 2019

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Research

Economic strategy for Central Africa

24 Apr 2019

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

Marketing

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

6 Dec 2018

Eskom to overcome challenges by 2023

Energy

Eskom to overcome challenges by 2023

29 Nov 2018

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Research

Mozambique economic development

27 Nov 2018