AADFI News

Over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) gathered in Rome to promote models capable of catalysing public and private resources towards sustainable agri-food systems and food security, the fight against and adaptation to climate change, biodiversity protection, promotion of gender equality and social inclusion.

Abidjan, October 15, 2021 – Mr. Cyril A. Okoye, Secretary-General of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) received the officials from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on October 15, 2021, at AADFI’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The visit was to discuss the implementation of the project on the AADFI Learning Management

Register via the link: https://eosd-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdOmprzIrH9IrNp0oPZ5Xfv1r7Y2jHjr1

The second edition of the Finance in Common Summit will be held 19-20 October 2021 in Rome, Italy, and in digital format, and will be hosted by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. As stated by Prime Minister Mario Draghi during the Leaders Summit on Climate April 22, “Italy looks forward to hosting the second edition of

Mr. Arshad Rab, Chairman of the International Council of Sustainability Standards and CEO of the European Organization for Sustainable Development (EOSD), Mr. Tom Hoyem, Board Member of the EOSD & International Council of Sustainability Standards, Germany, and Former Cabinet Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, Colleagues and Members of the AADFI Board, Chairpersons of the

Abidjan, August 3, 2021 — The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) inaugurated the French edition of its Professional Certificate Program in Development Finance, on August 3, 2021, with the Foundation Level of the Program which will hold virtually from August 3 to 10, 2021. The AADFI professional certificate program aims at enhancing skills

Abidjan, July 6, 2021 — The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI)’s Secretariat is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2021 PSGRS Self-Assessment and Rating Exercise of African DFIs. The participating institutions are requested to submit their Self-Assessment results to the AADFI Secretariat not later than September 30, 2021. As a reminder, the

Abidjan, July 1, 2021 – The 2021 Annual General Assembly Meetings of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI were successfully concluded on the theme “Achieving the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): what roles and opportunities for national DFIs?”. The events which were held virtually were co-organized with the African Development Bank (AfDB) from