August 29, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of creating jobs for youth in Africa, while outlining a number of initiatives the Bank is undertaking to stop the unemployment crisis from complicating Africa’s current security challenges. “The future of the African youth lies […]
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AfDB approves US $100-million non-sovereign guarantee corporate loan for Export Trading Group
August 29, 2016/AfDB The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a seven-year, non-sovereign guarantee, US $100-million corporate loan to the Export Trading Group (ETG), to finance part of part of the company’s five-year Agricultural Investment Program (IP) in Africa. The programme will promote employment […]
Japan pledges investment in quality infrastructure in Africa
August 29, 2016/AfDB Investing in infrastructure and human resource development are crucial for Africa to realise Agenda 2063, a high-level panel during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) heard Saturday in Nairobi. The panel, under the theme “Africa, towards 2063 and beyond”, sought to sought to […]
