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Local Currency Lending is a Double Win: More Sustainability and Lower Financing Costs – April | 2022

Increasing debt management capacity for sovereigns will be a most crucial development challenge for decades to come. The COVID-19 economic shutdown caused a massive increase in debt and currency risk held by governments (Sikarwar, 2021). A recent study reported that 68 sovereigns received credit downgrades since March 2020 (OECD). Moreover, nations need further financing for SDGs and climate pledges.

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Overview of Africa’s Financial Sector: Long-term finance and capital markets

Expanding on the general overview of the financial sector in Africa, this second article focuses on the development of the capital markets and the recent initiatives to attract long-term capital to the continent. Capital markets in Africa are still in their infancy and mirror the economic development of the continent. However, the evolution over the last decade prior

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Kick-Start Session for Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) Sustainability Certification

The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI), in partnership with the European Organization for Sustainable Development (EOSD), has sustained effort in ensuring that AADFI member National DFIs and other value-driven financial institutions comply with the sustainability standards and become Sustainability-Certified Financial Institutions. The Kenya Development Corporation (KDC), a member of AADFI, is the latest African DFI onboarded into the Sustainability Certification process in an SSCI kick-start virtual session held today, 11th April 2022.

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COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE: ASSEMBLÉE ANNUELLE 2022 DE L’AIAFD

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 5 avril 2022 – L’Association des institutions africaines de financement du développement (AIAFD) tiendra son Assemblée annuelle 2022 sur le thème : « Mobilisation de ressources innovantes pour le financement du développement : Programme adapté aux IFD africaines. » L’événement sera organisé par National Investment Bank Ltd. (NIB) Ghana du

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Understanding the role of development finance institutions in promoting development: an assessment of three African countries

In addition to being accountable to their shareholders regarding use of capital and ensuring positive financial performance, National Development Banks (NDBs) are also responsible for the development impact which arises from their interventions.

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AADFI expands its development finance work in Africa with three new members

The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has expanded its footprint in promoting development finance and sustainable development in Africa with the accession of three national development finance institutions (DFIs) into its membership: Banque Agricole du NIGER (BAGRI), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation de Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI), and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation du Bénin (CDC-B). The accession was sequel to the AADFI Board’s approval at its 102nd Meeting held on February 28, 2022.

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L’AIAFD renforce son impact sur la promotion du financement du développement en Afrique avec l’adhésion de trois nouveaux membres

Abidjan, le 28 février 2022 – L’Association des institutions africaines de financement du développement (AIAFD) a renforcé son impact sur la promotion du financement du développement et du développement durable en Afrique avec l’adhésion de trois institutions nationales de financement du développement : Banque agricole du NIGER (BAGRI), Caisse des dépôts et Consignation de Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI) et

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AADFI assesses 37 DFIs in the published report on the 11th Peer Review …

The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has published the report on the 11th Peer Review and Rating of the African development finance institutions (DFIs) for 2021, following its approval by the AADFI Board of Directors (BOD) at its 101st meeting, held on December 8, 2021. The Annual Peer Review and Rating of African

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