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The African Development Bank (AFDB) will partner with the Sokoto State Government in its plans to establish an agro-industrial park for the North West geo-political zone, its President, Dr. Akinwumi Adeshina, has said. As a starting point to the realization of the overall objective of the project, cotton production would be given priority attention in order to resuscitate the ailing …

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UBA, AfDB sign $150m Loan Agreement The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) have signed a US$ 150 million loan agreement to finance infrastructure and SME projects, including women-owned enterprises in Nigeria. “The Fund will support development of productive sectors of the economy; particularly the power sector, Infrastructure, Women owned enterprises as well as …

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  AfDB says African economies through the worst of downturn .Economies are resilient, growth seen accelerating: Adesina African economies are probably through the worst of their downturns and growth should accelerate next year, driven by investments in infrastructure and attempts to diversify from commodities, according to the African Development Bank. The continent’s growth rate may be around 3.5 percent this …

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The African Development Bank has approved a nine million dollar equity investment in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) to provide expansion capital to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This was contained in a press statement issued by the bank on Monday and published on its web: www.afdb.org. According to (NAN) the statement said that FAFIN is a first-generation private …

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