W/Bank To Invest $150bn In Africa       The President of World Bank Group, David Malpass, has said that the bank plans to invest $150 billion in Africa within the next five years towards promoting development on the continent. Malpass disclosed this on Tuesday at the Summit on...

AfDB To Invest $3bn In Africa’s Pharmaceutical Industry         The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it would invest 3 billion dollars to build Africa’s pharmaceutical industry in the next 10 years. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at a virtual Finance in Common...

AfDB, Afreximbank Reports Reveal $5bn Capital Outflow In 2020       The African Trade Finance Survey report has revealed that there were massive capital outflows from Africa, exceeding $5bn in the first quarter of 2020. The report by the African Export-Import Bank, in collaboration with the United Nations...

Africa’s Climate Change Impact Rises To $50bn Annually       The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the impact of climate change on the continent could rise to $50 billion each year by 2040, with a further three per cent decline each year in gross domestic product...

AfDB Receives $668.1m As Concessional Loans From Japan       The Japan International Cooperation Agency and the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group, have signed a loan agreement of $668.1m to support the 15th replenishment of the ADF (ADF-15). During a virtual...

Africa Needs $108bn For Infrastructure Financing – Adesina         The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has urged African leaders to tackle infrastructural challenges as an annual estimate of between $64 and $108bn is required to finance the infrastructural gap. According to a statement...