Abidjan, June 3, 2024. The 2024 Annual General Assembly of AADFI, which was held from May 26-28, 2024, at the KICC Kenya on the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings, was concluded on a high note with far-reaching decisions to position African DFIs for ease of access to green and development finance. The AADFI activities at […]
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In an outstanding luncheon held on May 28, 2024, at the Nairobi Serena Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, with over 150 delegates representing AADFI members and various stakeholders, the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) presented its 2024 Awards to institutions that have excelled. The award presentation was a highlight of the AADFI Annual General Assembly, held from
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PETER DANIEL ONIMISI (Ph.D.) Most sub-Saharan African currencies have depreciated against the US dollar, exacerbating inflationary pressures across the continent as import prices surge. This, together with a growth slowdown, leaves policymakers with difficult choices as they balance keeping inflation in check with a fragile economic recovery[1]. [1] https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/05/15/african-currencies-are-under-pressure-amid-higher-for-longer-us-interest-rates
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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
Concept Note for the Establishment of the AADFI Working Group on Climate Change Read More »
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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