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#IWD2024: Impactful investment: African Development Bank support shapes scholarship graduate career in drone-enabled public health

The program aligns with the goal of the Bank’s Skills for Employability and Productivity in Africa, which is to increase innovation connected to industrialization and development needs

The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program invests in promising African students from Bank member countries at partner universities in Africa and Japan, financing their tuition, travel, and upkeep for post-graduate studies. The program aligns with the goal of the Bank’s Skills for Employability and Productivity in Africa,…

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Conference of Parties (COP28): Global and African partners pledge $175m to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA)

The landmark initial pledge will help to rapidly scale up financing for transformative climate-aligned infrastructure projects across the continent

In a powerful signal of support during COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies have pledged over $175 million to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA). The landmark initial pledge will help to rapidly scale up financing for transformative climate-aligned infrastructure…

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    • Students from Sophia University in Tokyo, visiting the Bank. They are here with the Bank's administrator for Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Austria and Saudi Arabia, Takaaki Nomoto (front middle).
    • The students had a rich interview with the administrator at the Bank for Japan, Takaaki Nomoto (at the end of the table on the right).
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After “Learn from Africa” visit, Japan Sophia University students call for stronger partnerships between Africa and Japan

The visit enabled the students to experience the continent first-hand

A cohort of 14 students from Tokyo’s Sophia University (https://apo-opa.info/45PdEMe) have ended a visit to the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) energised by the cross-cultural engagement and calling for deeper ties between Japan and Africa. Their visit to the group headquarters, on Thursday 7 September 2023, was facilitated through the “Learn…

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    • “Good time for Asia businesses to invest in Africa ”, experts say, as African Development Bank presents the 2023 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook report to Asian markets
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African Economic Outlook 2023: Opportunities abound for Asian investors in Africa, experts

The African Development Bank organized the session jointly with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) in Sejong-Si, Korea

Africa offers vast investment opportunities for Asian countries with the appropriate incentives for their private sectors, Prof. Kevin Urama, Chief Economist and vice president of the African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org/fr), has affirmed. Urama made the call during a webinar to discuss the 2023 edition of the African Economic Outlook…

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    • JICA President, Dr. Tanaka Akihiko, Mr. Kentaro Ogata, Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President African Development Bank. Tokyo, Japan, 25 April, 2023
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African Development Bank Group, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) sign $350 million loan agreement to support Africa’s private sector

The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to Africa

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a JPY 44,100,000,000 ($350 million) loan to finance the Bank’s support for private sector operations in Africa. The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to…

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    • Your investment is safe in Africa, African Development Bank president tells Japanese businesses
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Investing in Africa is profitable, African Development Bank President tells Japanese investors

While the number of Japanese companies in Africa increased from 520 in 2010 to 900 in 2020, Adesina called for more venture capital and private equity funds to tap into the continent’s huge potentials

The president of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a significant increase in Japanese investment in Africa, saying the continent is the world’s best investment destination now and in the future. Dr. Adesina is leading a Bank delegation on a five-day visit to Japan…

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African Development Bank issues AUD 50 million 15-year Kangaroo Green Bond due March 2038

The transaction is the Bank’s 2nd green bond issued in 2023 across all currencies

The African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable) has successfully launched an AUD 50 million 15-year Kangaroo Green Bond due March 2038. The new issuance was arranged by RBC Capital Markets and sold to a single Japanese investor, Taiju Life Insurance Company. This is the African…

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    • AfDB Senior Vice President, Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala pose with Japanese Ambassador to CI Katsuya Ikkatai and diplomats of the Japanese embassy and African Development Bank staff; Abidjan, Friday 17 February 2023
    • L-R - Japan's Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Katsuya Ikkatai and AfDB Senior Vice President, Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, following signing of exchange of notes for private sector loan; Abidjan, Friday 17 February 2023
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African Development Bank Group and Japan sign exchange of notes for $350 million private sector assistance loan to finance Bank’s private sector operations

The loan agreement, to the tune of JPY 44.1 million or $350 million, carries an interest rate of 0.11 % and a repayment period of 30 years, with a grace period of 10 years

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Japan have signed an exchange of notes for an eighth private sector assistance loan from Japan to finance the Bank’s private sector operations. The loan agreement, to the tune of JPY 44.1 million or $350 million, carries an interest rate of 0.11% and a…

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    • Ken Shibusawa, KEIZAI DOYUKAI; Solomon Quaynor, African Development Bank vice president for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization
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KEIZAI DOYUKAI, African Development Bank Group sign letter of intent to strengthen cooperation and business ties between Japan and Africa

The DOYUKAI, a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of Japanese business leaders, is envisaging the creation of an “Impact Fund” to build an impact investment ecosystem in Africa

KEIZAI DOYUKAI, or the Japan Association of Corporate Executives today signed a statement of intent with the African Development Bank Group to foster closer collaboration and to strengthen business ties between Japan and Africa. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022, taking place…

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Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8): African Development Bank to complement Japan Africa Dream Scholarship with African Science, Technology and Innovation Fund – Dr. Adesina

The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program awards two-year scholarships to high-achieving African students to pursue post-graduate studies in priority development areas across Africa and in Japan

African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has commended the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant, established by the Bank and the government of Japan, for its support to the Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program. The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program awards two-year scholarships to high-achieving African students…