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Vol 52 No 13
24th June 2011

The rise of Team Kaberuka

Outpacing the World Bank’s operations on the continent, the African Development Bank is winning greater international attention

Vol 51 No 12
11th June 2010

Bringing in the money

The continent may have escaped the worst of the world recession and its big multilateral lender is getting ready for more growth

Vol 51 No 12
11th June 2010

Recent years have seen a relentless quest for African talent in the African Development Bank, with significant recruitment at all levels. Around 40% of the staff joined within the last two years and their total number has gone up by 50% since Bank chief D...

Vol 50 No 9
1st May 2009

After the G-20, the money-go-around

No one agrees about how much the global financial crisis is costing Africa, but all the international financial institutions agree that the continent needs its own fiscal stimulus package if it is to stave off disaster. The African Development Bank Presid...

Vol 49 No 11
23rd May 2008

A look on the bright side

Soaring food and fuel prices dominated the African Development Bank's Annual Meeting in Maputo on 14-15 May, in contrast to last year's optimistic, Asia-oriented summit in Shanghai. With oil at US$120 a barrel and the world credit crunch filtering through...

Vol 49 No 11
23rd May 2008

Oil is expensive: water, anyone?

High oil prices are slowing down Sierra Leone's electrification plans, says President Ernest Bai Koroma. Many countries face the same problem. Rising costs at oil-fired power stations reinforce the need for hydroelectric projects and the African Developme...

Vol 49 No 2
16th January 2008

Higher level

The African Development Bank should become the foremost development institution on the continent and it should invest in big cross-border infrastructure projects, promote African enterprises, develop skills and knowledge and help build capable states.

Vol 48 No 11
25th May 2007

Kaberuka seizes the moment

As economies grow and rival institutions falter, Africa's bank has a rare chance to establish a critical role on the continent

Vol 48 No 11
25th May 2007

The Shanghai set

Much of the credit for the African Development Bank's Shanghai summit goes to the new management team under President Donald Kaberuka. He has assiduously built up personal ties with the key Chinese officials on Africa, such as the Chairman of Exim Bank, L...

Vol 48 No 11
25th May 2007

Big plans for power, roads and water

The African Development Bank's new, big idea is a sharp focus on infrastructure funding - roads, ports, power generation and distribution, and water - as well as a fast-growing seed fund for African businesses. There is no question about Africa's staggeri...

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