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The African Development Bank has pledged to provide Morocco more than $1 billion over the next two years to enable the North African country cope with drought and support climate-resilient agricultural initiatives seeking to boost farming production and ensure food security. The announcement was made Tuesday by AfDB Vice-Pdt Beth Dunford following her working visit […]
Tunisia will benefit from the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy backed by the Green Climate Fund. With a commitment of $164 million, the Abidjan-based bank will help scale up decentralized renewable energy (solar home systems, green mini-grids, and solar solutions for commercial […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved the allocation of €104 million to Tunisia for the implementation of the 2nd phase of the Road Infrastructure Modernization Program (PMIR II). The Abidjan-based financial institution is a press release said the program seeks to establish an efficient and sustainable transport system capable of developing intra- and inter-regional […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed an additional €18 million financing agreement to ensure the sustainability and security of drinking water supply in several regions of the Kingdom. This additional financial assistance will contribute, with the €115 million loan already mobilized in 2018, to finance […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday in Abidjan approved a €120 million loan to Morocco to implement the country’s Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, and the support program to very small & medium enterprises (SMEs). The Bank’s support will enable companies in difficulty to recover their activity and safeguard jobs […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute €114.03 million (1.184 billion dirhams) in support of the Moroccan Program for Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Agricultural and Rural Areas (PADIDZAR). The program, which is part of the new agricultural strategy called “2020-2030 Green Generation”, aims to support small and medium hydropower on about sixty perimeters with […]
The African Development Bank has approved a € 114 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive and sustainable agriculture in rural areas within the frame of the country’s climate adaptation program focusing on better use of water resources in irrigation and soil conversion techniques. The funding will enhance the resilience of Moroccan agriculture to the global […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has highlighted, in a research study, the key factors of the success of the Moroccan Green Plan (PVM) and the lessons to be drawn from this strategy. These key factors include the institutional environment and legal reforms that have attracted the private sector, as well as the experience of […]
The African Development Bank, through its Financial Sector Development’s Trade Finance operations, has launched a Transaction Guarantee instrument designed to provide up to 100% cover for non-payment risk to regional and international banks, for trade transactions initiated by local banks in Africa. The guarantee will cover an array of trade finance instruments, including confirmed letters […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, Wednesday said it has lent Tunisia €60 million to back the North African country’s economic recovery plan and social inclusion, Webdo Tunis reports. The credit line, according of the bank, will support the dynamics of economic recovery by improving the investment climate, preserving employment and promoting social inclusion through new […]