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Contemporary Issues in African Trade & Trade Finance (CIAT) Vol 8

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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Babacar Ndiaye Lectures 2022: Africa and the Developing World in a Turbulent Global Financial Architecture

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

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African Trade Report 2023: Export Manufacturing and Regional Value Chains in Africa under a New World Order

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

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AADFI – embedding sustainability principle in member DFIs.

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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EOSD CEO: Corporates need to embrace sustainability holistically

Arshad Rab, CEO, of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development, and Chairman, of the International Sustainability Council, is urging African financial institutions to focus more on becoming sustainable and embrace sustainability holistically, stressing that too much focus on reporting is unhealthy. In a chat with CNBC Africa on the side-lines of the Nigeria Sustainability Summit 2023, Rab says comprehensive metrics are being developed to drive sustainability.

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TRAINING ON MANAGING THE AADFI LMS PLATFORM

CONSULTING SERVICES Expressions of Interest The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) received financing from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”) and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the Consultancy service for training the AADFI staff on managing the AADFI Learning Management System (LMS). The Services of the consultant shall consist of Training the

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Leveraging Africa’s Comparative Advantage for its Development in a Globalized World

PETER DANIEL ONIMISI (Ph.D.) Introduction Since independence from colonial domination in the 1960s, Africa’s economic performance has been relatively underwhelming. It is noteworthy that Africa grew more quickly than other developing regions of the world during the first ten years of independence. However, the continent was severely set back in the late 1970s, and this

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