Tag:Finance in Common Summit

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AfDB to fund women businesses with $500m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to disburse $500 million for women businesses in 2022. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2022

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Development bankers underline need to boost Africa’s capacity to tackle emissions

Managers of Public Development Banks (PDBs) say there is the critical need to build the capacity of African countries to enable them tackle global...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2022

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450 public development banks pledge to align with Paris Agreement

The first Finance in Common Summit gathered the world’s 450 public development banks to address recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2020

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Public banks urged to lead a just recovery from health and economic crises

Ahead of the first ever international summit of public financial institutions, civil society groups demand end of fossil finance and cancellation of colonial debt In...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2020