Urban areas across Africa are growing at a remarkable pace, but many city governments are being asked to deliver more…
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UN agency supports Africa’s call for global financial reform
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), African countries made a strong case for overhauling the global…
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AfDB, Inter-American Development Bank ink $3.2 billion deal
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has signed a $3.2 billion Exposure Exchange Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
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Africa advised to establish its own credit rating ecosystem
African countries should be active architects of their own credit narratives by establishing an African credit rating ecosystem, said Claver…
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Why Africa battles for fair credit
Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a question with…
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Nigeria advised to implement progressive taxation to bridge revenue gaps
Nigeria faces an annual financing shortfall of over US$10 billion to meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new report,…
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Africa urged to scale up development financing
The role of sub-regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) in advancing Africa’s development objectives took center stage during a high-level panel…
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Former African leaders call for urgent debt relief
Eight former African Heads of State and Government have signed the Cape Town Declaration, calling for the critical need for…
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AfDB, Standard Bank partner to support SMMEs in Africa
The African Development Bank Group and Standard Bank Group (SBG) on Monday signed a landmark financial agreement to enhance funding…
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ICD set to provide $100 million for Egypt
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank…
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African Development Bank to build new headquarters
The African Development Bank Group’s Boards of Directors have approved yesterday the proposal by the Bank’s Management to construct a…
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Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024 opens today
One of MENA’s most anticipated four-day event series – Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) commenced with a grand opening ceremony…
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