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AfDB Approves $100m To Expand Fertilizer Production

AfDB Approves $100m To Expand Fertilizer Production   The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $100 million senior loan to Nigerian firm, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited, to support the company’s plans to double its fertilizer production from 1.4 million tons of urea to 2.8...

Africa loses $50bn to Illicit financial flow Annually– AfDB

Africa loses $50bn to Illicit financial flow Annually– AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) says that Africa loses about $50 billion annually to illicit financial flow in the continent. Mr Ebrima Faal, Director, AfDB, Nigerian office disclosed this at workshop on the Role of Parliament in...

AfDB, EIB Plan $70m Investment in DBN

AfDB, EIB Plan $70m Investment in DBN The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank(AfDB) have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria(DBN) to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank...

AfDB Approves $50m to Address Africa’s Trade Finance

AfDB Approves $50m to Address Africa’s Trade Finance The Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $50 million (Fifty Million Dollars) unfunded Risk Participation Agreement for Commerzbank to address Africa’s trade finance market. The bank  made the announcement  in a statement signed by its...

Adesina Calls For Immediate Action Over Deepening Crisis of Global Malnutrition

President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for urgent action from stakeholders over the deepening crisis of global malnutrition. The President’s charge aligns with the AfDB’s High five (5) development priorities, in particular with the fifth goal to improve the quality of...

AfDB to Invest $24bn In Agric

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to invest $24 billion in agriculture over the next 10 years to help unlock its potential and assure food security in Africa. The President of the bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, revealed at a side event of the ongoing Borlaug...