June 13, 2019/AfDB The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Government of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Thursday signed two agreements to fund African initiatives on the sidelines of the Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings. SECO contributed 3 million Swiss francs to the Entrepreneurship […]
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Euro Area Growth Slowed as Inflation Continues to Disappoint-IMF
June 13, 2019/IMF Euro Area—IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2019 Article IV Mission The euro area is at a challenging juncture. Growth is expected to firm-up later this year but there are significant risks to this outlook. Greater structural reforms efforts at the national level would enhance the region’s […]
“To Integrate Africa, Bring Down the Walls,” Adesina Urges at 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Malabo
June 12, 2019/AfDB African leaders on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to fast-track the continent’s regional integration process in order to accelerate Africa’s economic transformation. The call was made at the opening ceremony of the Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the theme: “Regional Integration for Africa’s […]
