Bank allots $10 billion to Africa coronavirus response

April 8th, 2020 – The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility of $10 billion to government and the private sector to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic.

The facility is the latest measure taken by the bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis.

The facility entails $5.5 billion for sovereign operations in African Development Bank countries, and $3.1 billion for sovereign and regional operations for countries under the African Development Fund, the bank’s concessional arm that caters to fragile countries. An additional $1.35 billion will be devoted to private sector operations.

More…http://www.nanews.net/news/bank-allots-10-billion-to-africa-coronavirus-response/

Written by Nordic Africa News

Related Post

thumbnail
hover

Energy Prices and Their Impact on...

The structural disparity in electricity costs when compared to the European average is a growing concern for micro and small businesses thro...

thumbnail
hover

First Report by the Observatory on...

The First Report by the Observatory on SMEs and Capital Markets highlights that Italian SMEs increasingly see capital markets as an opportun...

thumbnail
hover

OpenAI launches new AI Accelerator for...

OpenAI has launched the EU Economic Blueprint 2.0, introducing a new set of initiatives aimed at accelerating AI adoption across Europe and ...

CLOSE
CLOSE