Africa’s 2021 growth prospects bullish, despite COVID-19 constraints, debt burden – AfDB
Ben Eguzozie in Port HarcourtMarch 14, 2021
…Continent’s GDP to grow by 3.4% …But govts need $154bn to respond to Covid crisis …Recovery doesn’t remove poverty threat, with 39m
Stiglitz, Economics laureate urges global plan for African growth rebound
Ben Eguzozie in Port HarcourtMarch 14, 2021
…As continent’s debt climb 70% of GDP …We want comprehensive, quick restructuring; debt standstill not enough” – Stiglitz …Proposes
AfDB announced as 2021 World’s Best Multilateral Financial Institution
Online EditorMarch 10, 2021
As rating agency S&P Global confirms the banks’s AAA/A-1+ foreign issuer credit rating with a stable outlook. Wale Ameen
AfDB rolls out AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme targeting women
Online EditorMarch 8, 2021
* introduces first beneficiaries Wale Ameen The African Development Bank in collaboration with the African Guarantee