A post-COP28 dialogue: What are the key takeaways for the African financial sector? As part of the successful webinar series on climate change that MFW4A started in 2023, this webinar, held on 5 March, was the first of 2024 and 290 people attended. The key question running through all the discussions was: What can the […]
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The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is an international organization created in 1975 with a membership of over 80 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), spreading across the five sub-regions of the African continent. The AADFI Headquarters is in Abidjan, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire. The broad objectives of the Association include promoting cooperation for the
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Considerations of climate action have become a core business of the Uganda Development Bank. We hear from managing director Patricia Ojangole what this means in practice. Uganda has updated its climate change plan, also known as its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), to reflect its increased commitment to tackle the global challenge. Unveiled in 2023, the
The 2023 Joint International CEO Forum of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) was held from November 8 to 10, 2023, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. The Forum was hosted by the Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria,
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One of the most recurrent challenges when conducting research in Africa is limited availability and/or access to reliable data. Researchers and policymakers often lament the unavailability and/or the reliability of African data – even when available, data usually spans a short time period, casting doubts on research outcomes and raising ambiguity on policy recommendations derived
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The Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance (CIAT) is introduced by the Bank to provide a platform for the staff of Afreximbank and other individuals knowledgeable in African trade and trade finance to publish articles in the areas of trade, trade finance and economic development in Africa. The CIAT publishes technical and non-technical
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This Edition This publication is the result of the sixth edition of the Babacar Annual Lecture. Held alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings on 14 October 2022 in Washington DC, USA, this edition was themed Africa and the Global World in a Turbulent Global Financial Architecture. The keynote speaker was Honourable
This report outlines various policies and initiatives to alleviate trade constraints and catalyse the emergence of vibrant RVCs in Africa. It shows that the confluence of GSC realignment under the new world order and the implementation of the AfCFTA provides a unique opportunity for accelerating manufacturing export growth in Africa. In particular, rules of origin
Promoting holistic sustainability among member DFIs is one strategic objective of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions( AADFI). The Association has been championing this agenda through thought programs and activities it has initiated. From January 23 to 24, 2024, the Association conducted an Executive Study visit to the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) Ltd to
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By Henry Falaiye The Development Bank of Nigeria has won the 2022 Arab Gulf Programme for Development Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, for its work on ‘Sustainable Development Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth’. A statement disclosed that the bank emerged winner of the first category having competed with over 100 projects within
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