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Tunisia: African Development Bank mobilises over 92 million euros to support entrepreneurship and job creation

The financing consists of a 90 million Euro loan from the Bank Group, and a grant of 2.3 million Euro from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Trust Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has approved a financing package of 92.3 million euro for the implementation of the Tunisian government’s Support Program for Business Competitiveness and Empowerment of the Population through Job Creation (CAP-Emplois). The financing consists of a 90 million Euro loan…

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Dig deep to aim high: how to use mining to unlock Mauritania’s potential (By Malinne Blomberg)

The Bank’s financial support goes hand in hand with a strong commitment to the country's compliance with environmental and social standards

By Malinne Blomberg These are exciting times in Mauritania. This nation connecting West and  North Africa is transforming its economy through mining, green hydrogen, and natural gas. During the campaign for presidential elections, held on June 29, President Ould Ghazouani announced he would scale up the mining industry if re-elected. Here…

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    • Project managers from the African Development Bank and Tunisian public partner institutions at the RASME solution launch seminar in Tunisia
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Tunisia Launches cutting-edge Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) Tool for Project monitoring

RASME’s rollout in Tunisia includes a training, communication, and change management program

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has launched the Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Tunis to strengthen the supervision of development projects using cutting-edge processes. RASME, a collaborative effort between the Bank Group, the World Bank's Geo-Enabling for Monitoring and Supervision initiative, and KoBoToolbox (www.KoBoToolbox.org), provides…

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African Development Bank and United Kingdom (UK) select Tunisian cereals project as prime climate finance transaction under landmark Room to Run Sovereign Programme

The project will benefit up to 250,000 cereal farmers in the country, boosting their food security and self-sufficiency

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the United Kingdom have announced the selection of the Inclusive and Sustainable Development of the Cereal Sector Project in Tunisia, as a standard-setting project under the Room to Run Sovereign transaction (R2RS) (https://apo-opa.co/3U3D0CP).   Approved in July 2023, this cereal sector project in Tunisia will strengthen…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing Tunisia with financial support to improve the treatment of wastewater for reuse in agriculture and to improve climate resilience
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Tunisia: African Development Bank lends nearly €82 million for wastewater reuse in agriculture, strengthening climate resilience

This new funding is the Bank's third operation in the urban sanitation subsector to the benefit of Tunisia’s National Sanitation Office (ONAS)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement the Treated Wastewater Quality Improvement Project For Climate Resilience Building (PAQEE-RCC) at a meeting in Abidjan on 6 December. To be implemented over the period 2024-2028, the project will…

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African Development Bank names Malinne Blomberg as Country Manager for Tunisia

Blomberg, a seasoned development finance professional with more than 25 years of experience, has served extensively in policy dialogue, portfolio and project management

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Ms Malinne Blomberg, a Swedish national, as Country Manager for Tunisia in addition to her current roles as Deputy Director General for North Africa and Country Manager for Libya and Mauritania. Blomberg, a seasoned development finance professional with more than 25 years…

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    • Tunisia: African Development Bank (AfDB), AMEA Power, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) launch first large-scale privately-financed solar project (1)
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Tunisia: African Development Bank (AfDB), AMEA Power, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) launch first large-scale privately-financed solar project

This initiative stands as one of Tunisia's most impactful infrastructure projects in over a decade

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), in partnership with the International Finance Corporation and UAE's AMEA Power, today herald Tunisia's first privately-financed solar project. This initiative is set to revolutionise the nation's energy scene by cutting power generation costs, significantly trimming greenhouse gas…

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    • African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announce joint task force to build entrepreneurship and jobs creation in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
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African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announce joint task force to build entrepreneurship and jobs creation in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia

The official launch of the taskforce took place on Thursday, 21 September 2023 during a workshop in Tunis, at the North Africa Regional Office of the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday announced the setting up of a joint taskforce to foster entrepreneurship to catalyse jobs creation and growth in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. The official launch of the taskforce took place on Thursday, 21 September…

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Tunisia: African Development Bank Group Board approves $27 million and €10 million loans for Kairouan solar plant

The project entails the design, construction, and operation of a greenfield solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts under a Build, Own and Operate (BOO) scheme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to co-finance the construction of a 100-megawatt Solar power plant in Kairouan, Tunisia. The Board approval covers $10 million and another €10 million from the Bank, and $17 million…

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Africa’s Record Private Investment in infrastructure in 2020 sends strong signal, African Development Bank Vice President (VP) tells Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) panel

The online event was held in the run-up to the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, which takes place in Tunisia from 27-28 August 2022

Africa received its highest proportion of private sector investment in infrastructure in 2020, sending an important signal to governments and investors. African Development Bank Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Solomon Quaynor, underlined this point during a webinar organized by the African Development Bank and the Japan…