Bloomfield country risk conference: the rating of the Ivory Coast deteriorates by 100 points...
••• But the country's risk profile is still moderate
As part of the investment risk assessment, Côte d'Ivoire scores 5.6 in 2021 against 5.7 last...
CRRH-UEMOA held its general assemblies
The Caisse Régionale of Refinancement Hypothécaire (CRRH-UEMOA) held its 10th Ordinary General Assembly on Friday April 30, 2021, by videoconference, under the Chairmanship of...
Sub-Saharan Africa, the scene of the weakest growth in 2021 (IMF)
Amputated from its North as is the case in all the reports of the Bretton Wood institutions, sub-Saharan Africa will be the region of...
Africa’s solvency crisis: coordinated debt restructuring is needed despite the extension of the G20...
The G20 agreement to extend the debt service grace period for low-income countries offers welcome, but only short-term, pandemic-related relief, given the prospect of...
Niger: Mohamed Bazoum speaks with Emmnanuel Macron
The confirmation by the Constitutional Court of Niger, on March 21, of the victory of Mohamed Bazoum at the head of the country with...
African Development Bank reprimands Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for “objectionable practice”
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 15, 2021 - The African Development Bank Group ("AfDB") issued a sanction decision on February 2, 2021 against Mitsubishi Heavy...
S&P Global affirms African Development Bank’s AAA rating with stable outlook
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 01 February 2021 – Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating of the African Development...
FCI and Afreximbank appoint Nassourou Aminou as Regional Manager for Africa
Amsterdam, 4 January 2021. FCI along with Afreximbank announce the appointment of Mr. Nassourou Aminou as the new Regional Manager for Africa. The recruitment...
Towards the conclusion of a new EU-ACP partnership
Expired since February 2020 and extended until this month of December, the new Africa-ACP partnership is being negotiated, on December 3, 2020, for an...
Africa’s solvency crisis: China’s participation in G20 debt relief a sign of multilateralism, but...
China’s historic 2020 participation in the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) marks an important moment in China’s increasing multilateralism. However, while the DSSI...
Donald Trump’s other defeat: China at the helm of the world’s largest trading zone...
While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), although having reached its minimum threshold of ratification, is struggling to get out of the rut...
EBID obtains two lines of credit of € 95 million from German AKA
The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (EBID) has secured two lines of credit worth 95 million euros from the banking consortium AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH...
Debt Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fear of the Domino Effect (Citi Report)
With Zambia likely, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 120%, to default on its Eurobond by the end of the current year, speculation is rife...
Islamic Development Bank and BADEA continue to stand with ACBF
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic affects ACBF’s ability to function at full capacity, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Arab Bank...