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The African Development Bank launches EUR 1 billion 0.50% 10-year Global Benchmark due 21 March 2029

The transaction was oversubscribed, with an order book in excess of EUR 1.7 billion, diversified across geographies and investor profiles, with nearly 50 investors participating

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch, has successfully priced a EUR 1 billion 10-year Global Benchmark, due 21 March 2029, its first benchmark transaction of the year. This transaction, priced Thursday 14 March 2019, marks the Bank’s s positioning in the EUR market, in line with its…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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CHANGE OF VENUE: African Development Bank to present 2019 African Economic Outlook at 32nd AU Summit

The theme for this year’s African Economic Outlook is “Integration for Africa’s Economic Prosperity”

What: Presentation of the 2019 African Economic Outlook report When: 8 February 2019  Location: Small Conference Hall 1, AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Time: 8.30 – 10.30 am The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will present the 2019 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook (https://bit.ly/2Djcpf8) (AEO) report on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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Africa Investment Forum 2018: Unveiling the boardroom deals, key highlights

Investment interest secured for 45 deals worth US$32 billion

The first of its kind transaction-based investment Forum in Africa, on Friday unveiled the conclusions of the boardroom sessions at the heart of the Forum, which brought together over 1,000 participants from government, the private sector, development finance institutions, commercial banks, and institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and…

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African Development Bank launches landmark US$500 million credit insurance deal with African Trade Insurance Agency and UK reinsurers

This transaction is expected to have an important demonstration effect to encourage similar institutions to invest more on the continent in the future

Responds to G20 Action Plan for MDB Balance Sheet Optimization; Creates additional headroom that will be chanelled to support further development across Africa; Supported by Insurance Broker - RFIB Group Ltd and leading UK reinsurers. The African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announce the successful completion…