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AfDB Signs $3.2 Billion Exposure Exchange with Inter-American Development Bank

African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina and Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn sign $3.2 billion Exposure Exchange. Image Credit: AfDB   Since 2015, the African Development Bank has used these agreements to diversify lending within its sovereign portfolio and deploy capital effectively while preserving a resilient financial base […]

IMF to Hold the Inaugural Annual Economic Research Conference on MENA

April 28, 2025/IMF Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement today: “Global shocks are adding to regional factors resulting in exceptionally uncertain economic environment for Middle […]

World Bank Appoints Aliko Dangote to Elite Group

…Tasks him to drive Investment and job creations in emerging economies April 24, 2025/Dangote Group The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been appointed to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, joining a select group of global business leaders tasked with driving investment and […]