Updates

IMF Paper Lays Out Framework to Assess Fiscal Space

December 15, 2016IMF A paper by the International Monetary Fund published today lays out a framework for Fund staff to assess fiscal space. The paper, which was discussed by the IMF’s Executive Board earlier this year, puts forward a set of tools to assess available fiscal space in a way […]

AfDB approves USD 50 million equity investment and USD 50 million convertible loan to seed the establishment of the multi-investor USD 500 million Facility for Energy Inclusion

December 14, 2016/AfDB The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of USD 100 million, comprising USD 50 million equity and USD 50 million convertible senior loan, to seed the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a pan-African renewable energy debt fund. The investment, […]

AfDB approves USD 250 million loan and EUR 5 million grant for rebuilding, recovery and stabilization in North East Nigeria

December 14, 2016/AfDB The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved a financing package comprising USD 150 million ADB Loan, USD 100 ADF Loan and the EUR 5 million RWSSI Grant Facility, to finance the Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme (IBSDLEIP), […]