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AfDB loans partial credit worth $345 million for green, social projects

The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, has greenlighted a partial credit guarantee of $345 million to Egypt for the financing of green and social projects, reports say. Egypt expects to use the credit guarantee to raise the equivalent of $500 million in the Chinese Yuan denominated Panda Bond market, issued by foreign borrowers, Egypt Today […]

Headlines Tunisia

AfDB loans Tunisia $80m for food security project

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has accorded $80 million credit facility earmarked to enhance food self-sufficiency and security, through securing the supply of soft wheat, barley and fertilizers. The loan deal was signed Thursday between Samir Said, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning and Mohamed El Azizi, the Director General, Regional Development and Service Delivery […]

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AfDB allocates Egypt $271m credit line to finance food security and economic resilience program

The African Development Bank Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 271 million to finance Egypt’s Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program to support efforts to mitigate the impact of the global shocks on the domestic economy from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to preserve resilience, Abidjan-based bank said in a statement. The program […]

Business Finance Headlines Morocco

AfDB Lends Morocco € 114 Mln for Inclusive & Sustainable Farming

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 […]