Vol 56 No 12 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Bank finances face big new demands 12th June 2015 Outgoing President Donald Kaberuka leaves the African Development Bank in decent shape, with a tripled capital base of US$100 billion and disbursements of $6.95 bn. in 2014. Paid-in...
Vol 56 No 12 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Cash for power and transport 12th June 2015 Struggling to raise money to finance power stations, roads and water projects, African governments are looking at how to use the tens of billions of government savings held...
Vol 56 No 6 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Kaberuka moves on 20th March 2015 After running the African Development Bank during the longest period of sustained economic growth on the continent since the 1960s, Donald Kaberuka is preparing to hand over the...
Vol 55 No 11 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Politics intrudes on the economic successes 30th May 2014 As the Bank celebrates its half century at a meeting in Kigali, leaders speak frankly about security and the jobs crisis These are heady times for the African Development Bank. Against a background of resurgent economic growth, the AfDB started to celebrate its 50th birthday at its Annual Meeting... READ FOR FREE
Vol 55 No 11 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Succession scramble 30th May 2014 Nominations for the next President of the African Development Bank will open officially in July. However, already prospective candidates are jostling to succeed Donald Kaberuka, whose term ends...
Vol 54 No 12 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The new battle for the Bank 7th June 2013 Bank officials advise African economies to seek new sources of funding ‘Is it Africa’s time?’ asked Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor at a seminar at the African Development Bank’s annual meeting in Marrakech on 29 May. His panelists – AfDB...
Vol 52 No 13 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The rise of Team Kaberuka 24th June 2011 Outpacing the World Bank’s operations on the continent, the African Development Bank is winning greater international attention A year into his second term as President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka was cheering on North Africa’s revolutions at the AfDB’s annual meeting in Portugal...
Vol 51 No 12 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Bringing in the money 11th June 2010 The continent may have escaped the worst of the world recession and its big multilateral lender is getting ready for more growth The mini-power cut that plunged the elegant plenary hall of the Hôtel Ivoire into darkness was met by consternation and a few knowing chuckles. It came just before...
Vol 51 No 12 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK New management for new tasks 11th June 2010 Recent years have seen a relentless quest for African talent in the African Development Bank, with significant recruitment at all levels. Around 40% of the staff joined within...
Vol 50 No 9 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDAFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK After the G-20, the money-go-around 1st May 2009 No one agrees about how much the global financial crisis is costing Africa, but all the international financial institutions agree that the continent needs its own fiscal stimulus...