The UNCTAD World Investment Forum is the pre-eminent global platform for investment and development. The Forum devises strategies and solutions for global investment and development challenges. It facilitates multi-stakeholder collective action to stimulate investment in development. The Forum offers a unique opportunity to influence investment- related policymaking, shape the global investment environment, and to networkRead more
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $15 million equity investment in Verod Capital Growth Fund III, a private equity fund that will make investments in high growth middle market companies in Anglophone West Africa including Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia. The Fund’s investments will be inRead more
CIMA, an organization created 32 years ago, brings together economic leaders for pooling resources, improving the effectiveness of public policies at the national, regional and continental levels to support African growth. It organizes economic meetings of businessmen and women to reinforce the image of a Winning Africa: the Winning Africa Forum. The Council also organizesRead more
Samuel Dossou-Aworet, President and Chairman, African Business Roundtable honoured with the “African Economy Builders Lifetime Achievement Award” on Friday 27th April, 2018 in Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireRead more
The African Development Bank assembled top representatives from African airlines, aviation industry organizations, civil aviation and regulatory authorities, airplane manufacturers, financiers and development partners to discuss the future of aviation in Africa. The Bank initiated the consultation to obtain the views of stakeholders as it prepares its action plan on aviation on the heels ofRead more
Washington, DC — For years, the United States has warily eyed China’s forays into Africa. Most recently, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made headlines for criticizing China’s aggressive commercial strategy during his visit to the continent last month. But it is not only China that is outpacing the United States in capitalizing on Africa’s growingRead more
The dream of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was, among others, to foster trade and development among member states. But the integration dream will only be realised if institutional barriers to trade are addressed. These include poor protection of trade routes, weak enforcement, the fact that traders don’tRead more
The Government of the Republic of Angola, represented by Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira, Minister of Finance and Governor for the African Development Bank, and the Bank, represented by Joseph Ribeiro, Country Manager for Angola, signed on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Cabinda Province, a loan agreement in the amount of US $101.07 million forRead more
The ABR Delegates led by its President, Mr. Dossou Aworet are participating in the 2 day event holding on 26-27 March 2018 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. African Business Roundtable is seeking to engage the private sector, credible firms, institutional partners and high level participants of the forum to join its membership and enhance the privateRead more