Tag: Africa Investment Forum
Africa Needs More Investment for Urban Development
By African Development Bank Published December 6, 2024 African countries have to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if they are to avoid rapid growth of shanty towns by 2050 when its urban population is expected to triple. This was the conclusion shared by experts at a…
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African Development Bank Attract 32 Billion Dollars in Investment Interest
By African Development Bank Published March 21, 2022 Africa Development Bank ‘s Africa Investment Forum virtual boardrooms have drawn US$32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects. Unveiling the results of the Forum’s sessions, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A Adesina told the 500 project sponsors, investors, deal brokers and government representatives from around…
Read MoreAfrica Investment Forum 2020 Cancelled
By Abdi Ali Published December 4, 2020 An annual three-day investment marketplace for Africa that was scheduled for November 2020 has been postponed. The founding partners of Africa Investment Forum (AIF) that was to have been held in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, have pushed the event to 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Infrastructure Key in Driving Africa’s Growth Agenda
By Irene Gaitirira Published August 14, 2018 Developing bankable infrastructure projects is not only key in driving Africa’s growth agenda but also provides unprecedented opportunities for private sector participation. Saying public funding is limited, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya invites to help African governments in closing what he refers to as ‘the infrastructure gap on…
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