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<p>As the annual meetings of the African Development Bank come to an end, Atsuko Toda, Director of Agricultural Finance and Rural Development at AfDB joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi and Godfrey Mutizwa for a recap of the event.</p>


AfDB’s special agro-industrial processing zones to lift rural economies

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<p>Regional integration is about making the world a smaller place. This is according to Simon Mizrahi, Director of AfDB. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke to him about this and Hassatou N&#8217;sele to discuss AfDB&#8217;s financial health.</p>


Simon Mizrahi: AfDB is not about making money, it’s about making a difference

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<p>The theme for the African Development Bank&#8217;s annual meetings this year is regional integration for Africa&#8217;s prosperity. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi caught up with, Khaled Sherif, AfDB&#8217;s Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery to discuss what&#8217;s in store for this year&#8217;s annual meetings.</p>


AfDB’s Khaled Sherif on the cost of imports to job creation in Africa

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<p>Investing in women on the continent will have ripple effects on the economy as women are high reward despite perceptions that they are high risk. Vanessa Moungar, Director, Gender, Women and Civil Society of the AfDB discussed this and more with CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi.</p>


AfDB’s Vanessa Moungar on why Africa should invest in women

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<p>The private sector should take the lead in regional integration but the government needs to create the right fiscal policies environment. This is according to George Heinen, Alternate Governor at the AFDB who discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa.</p>


Technology should be used to boost regional integration in Africa, says AfDB’s George Heinen

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<p>The cost of doing business in landlocked countries is very expensive due to high land tariffs. This is is according to Moono Mupotola, Director at AfDB who caught up with CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi to discuss this and more.</p>


AfDB’s Moono Mupotola on cost of doing business in landlocked countries

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<p>Funding is available for projects in Africa but there are not enough ready deals to receive it. This is according to Admassu Tadesse, President and CEO of the Trade and Development Bank joined CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa to discuss this and more.</p>


TDB CEO: Funding available for African projects but not enough deals

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<p>As the Somalian Government continues to rebuild the country and its economy from scratch, what is the country doing to attract investments? CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa, spoke to Abdirahman Beileh, Minister of Finance, Republic of Somalia to discuss this and more.</p>


Abdirahman Beileh on what Somalia is doing to attract investors

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<p>In a bid to boost economic integration in West Africa, the African Development Bank recently approved $70 million for the Ebonyi ring road project. Ebrima Faal, Senior Director for Nigeria at AfDB joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to discuss this and more.</p>


Unpacking AfDB’s integration strategy for West Africa

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<p>The African Development Bank&#8217;s Africa Economic Outlook for 2019, Africa&#8217;s GDP is projected to grow by 4 per cent this year. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi spoke to Hanan Morsy, Director of Macroeconomic, forecasting, and Research Department, AfDB to discuss this and more.</p>


AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on why African countries perform better integrated

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<p>Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning Cesar Mba Abogo says the country is the first Central African country to host the African Development Bank&#8217;s Annual Meetings. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awo-niyi caught up with him on the side-lines of the meetings as he shared his country&#8217;s renewed infrastructural development drive.</p>


Equatorial Guinea’s Cesar Mba Abogo on renewed infrastructure development drive

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<p>The African Development Bank has invested about $3.25 billion in power transmission on the continent since 1999. That&#8217;s according to Wale Shonibare, Acting Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi caught up with him to discuss more of the bank&#8217;s energy operations in Africa.</p>


Wale Shonibare on increasing in Africa’s power transmission & integration

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<p>The theme for the African Development Bank&#8217;s annual meetings this year is Regional Integration for Africa&#8217;s Prosperity. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi caught up with, Khaled Sherif AFDB&#8217;s Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery to discuss what&#8217;s in store for this year&#8217;s annual meetings.</p>


Khaled Sherif on tackling Africa’s jobs deficit

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<p>The theme for the African Development Bank&#8217;s annual meetings this year is Regional Integration for Africa&#8217;s Prosperity. Ahead of the annual meetings, CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi caught up with Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank and discussed what to expect this year.</p>


Adesina speaks on expectations for the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings

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<p>Last year Equatorial Guinea became the 14th country to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and is one of seven African countries within the organisation. The country’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons Gabriel Obiang Lima spoke to CNBC Africa on the side-lines of Africa oil and power week about what the membership has done for Equatorial Guinea’s oil sector, and the rise of African Influence within OPEC.</p>


Equatorial Guinea’s Gabriel Obiang Lima on benefits of being a member of OPEC

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<p>CNBC Africa sat down with the President of the Chamber of Commerce Muhammed Jagana, on how private sector can fast-track growth.</p>


Private sector key to economic growth – Gambia Chamber of Commerce

<p data-reactid="32">Central Africa’s CEMAC bloc is expected by the International Monetary Fund to have suffered a 0.6 percent economic contraction in 2017, an improvement on last year’s 1 percent but well below an earlier forecast of 0.7 percent growth.</p>
<p data-reactid="32"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-43288 size-full" src="http://cnbc.africa/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/imf-headquarters.jpg" alt="Low oil out impacts Angola’s economic growth" width="600" height="340" /></p>
<p data-reactid="33">The oil-producing zone &#8212; comprising Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Congo Republic and Central African Republic &#8212; has been hit by a slump in crude prices since 2014 and by cutbacks in public spending.</p>
<p data-reactid="34">The IMF said in a statement late on Monday that it had revised up the public debt-to-GDP ratio for the region to over 50 percent as of the end of 2016. The ratio stood at 28 percent at the end of 2014.</p>
<p data-reactid="35">Several CEMAC countries receive financial assistance from the IMF, and Congo Republic is currently in negotiations for a bailout after its public or publicly guaranteed debt spiked this year to 110 percent of GDP.</p>
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<p class="Attribution_content_27_rw" data-reactid="37">Reporting by Sofia Christensen; Editing by Aaron Ross/Jeremy Gaunt</p>
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Equatorial Guinea

AfDB’s special agro-industrial processing zones to lift rural economies

Simon Mizrahi: AfDB is not about making money, it’s about making a difference

AfDB’s Khaled Sherif on the cost of imports to job creation in Africa

AfDB’s Vanessa Moungar on why Africa should invest in women

Technology should be used to boost regional integration in Africa, says AfDB’s George Heinen

AfDB’s Moono Mupotola on cost of doing business in landlocked countries

TDB CEO: Funding available for African projects but not enough deals

Abdirahman Beileh on what Somalia is doing to attract investors

Unpacking AfDB’s integration strategy for West Africa

AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on why African countries perform better integrated

Equatorial Guinea’s Cesar Mba Abogo on renewed infrastructure development drive

Wale Shonibare on increasing in Africa’s power transmission & integration

Khaled Sherif on tackling Africa’s jobs deficit

Adesina speaks on expectations for the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings

Equatorial Guinea’s Gabriel Obiang Lima on benefits of being a member of OPEC

Private sector key to economic growth – Gambia Chamber of Commerce

Central African economies contracted this year, but by less than before -IMF

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Equatorial Guinea

AfDB’s special agro-industrial processing zones to lift rural economies

Simon Mizrahi: AfDB is not about making money, it’s about making a difference

AfDB’s Khaled Sherif on the cost of imports to job creation in Africa

AfDB’s Vanessa Moungar on why Africa should invest in women

Technology should be used to boost regional integration in Africa, says AfDB’s George Heinen

AfDB’s Moono Mupotola on cost of doing business in landlocked countries

TDB CEO: Funding available for African projects but not enough deals

Abdirahman Beileh on what Somalia is doing to attract investors

Unpacking AfDB’s integration strategy for West Africa

AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on why African countries perform better integrated

Equatorial Guinea’s Cesar Mba Abogo on renewed infrastructure development drive

Wale Shonibare on increasing in Africa’s power transmission & integration

Khaled Sherif on tackling Africa’s jobs deficit

Adesina speaks on expectations for the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings

Equatorial Guinea’s Gabriel Obiang Lima on benefits of being a member of OPEC

Private sector key to economic growth – Gambia Chamber of Commerce

Central African economies contracted this year, but by less than before -IMF

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