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Ensuring that consumers can make informed choices about their financial affairs is key to ensuring long-term growth and the sustainability of Africa’s financial systems. We promote consumer protection through our knowledge management services, regulation and financial literacy initiatives across all thematics.

NEWS & EVENTS

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African Development Bank and ITFC align strategies to unlock Tanzania…
Oct 15, 2025
The African Development Bank Group's Tanzania Office and the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) committed to fostering private sector development as a
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Africa Trade Gateway Takes Digital Trade to the Next Level; Launches…
Oct 14, 2025
Kigali, Rwanda, 14th October, 2025 – The Africa Trade Gateway (ATG), a pioneering digital trade ecosystem designed to revolutioni
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African Trade Experts to Meet in Abidjan for Afreximbank’s 25th Trade…
Oct 08, 2025
Cairo, Egypt,  8 October 2025 – As global financial headwinds continue to squeeze emerging markets, Africa’s trade finance gap, estimated at
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African Development Bank Provides €30 Million Financing to Bridge…
Sep 24, 2025
The African Development Bank Group and Bridge Bank Group Côte d'Ivoire have signed an agreement establishing a €30 million financing facility to support smal
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May
28
Event
Mobilizing Institutional Capital for Africa’s…
May 28, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
The Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department (FIRM) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)…
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May
27
Event
Making AfCFTA Work: Advancing Africa’s Development…
May 27, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank’s Private Sector, Infrastructure, and Industrialization Vice Presidency—in collaboration with the Making Finance Work for Africa…
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Apr
16
Event
ADFI's Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)
Apr 16, 2025 - May 19, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank has received technical assistance funding from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to implement the ADFI WSME…
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Jan
30
Event
Webinar Recording: Demystifying Natural Capital in the…
Jan 30, 2025
Online
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Secretariat of Making…
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Blog

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAKING FINANCE WORK FOR AFRICA…
Dear Readers, I hope this message finds you well. It is an honour for me to assume the role of the Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)…
Are Banks Necessary? And other Questions
This blog was originally published on the Medium Website. Asking this question will no doubt raise eyebrows and much consternation, especially…
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Publications

Africa’s Growth Engine: Why Deepening the Financial Sector Matters
Oct 08, 2025 | FSD Africa
Stressed and Underserved: African Women and the Weight of the COVID-19-Induced…
Oct 03, 2025 | AfDB
From Insights to Interventions: Addressing Gender Norms in Women’s Financial…
Sep 01, 2025 | CGAP
The Role of Central Banks and Other Financial Sector Regulators and…
Aug 28, 2025 | AFI
Trade & Development Finance Brief (ATDFB) Volume 1 Issue 1, 2025: Financing…
Jul 02, 2025 | Afreximbank
AfDB Annual Meetings Side Event: Mobilizing Institutional Capital for Africa’s…
May 28, 2025 | MFW4A
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