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The Impact of Credit Ratings on the Costs of Development Finance in Africa
Event Details DATE 14 April 2023 TIME 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. EDT REGISTER HERE The role of credit rating…
Avoiding the Looming Disillusionment about IMF Climate Finance
The new IMF climate finance mechanism faces multiple implementation challenges. It will take urgent actions from the institution and its…
RECHANNELING Special Drawing Rights Through Multilateral Development Banks
AfriCatalyst, in partnership with The Centre for Global Development (CGD) to host a hybrid conference on the use of Special…
2023 — Onward and Upwards for African economies
Africa’s recovery, like many countries was vastly interrupted in 2022 with the external spill overs from the Russia-Ukraine unrest and…
A sneak peek of the Recycling SDRs to Accelerate Economic Transformation in Africa
Africatalyst in partnership with Center for Global Development held a joint webinar on recycling SDRs as a means of mobilizing…
Opinion: Ukraine conflict shows urgency of SDR reallocation for Africa
By Amadou Hott, Daouda Sembene Women street vendors at a market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by: Zohra Bensemra /…
AfriCatalyst and Speak Up Africa sign a Memorandum of Understanding
AfriCatalyst and Speak Up Africa are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the terms…
How the IMF Can Support African Countries Deal with Climate Change
Evidence suggests that Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change. While African countries contribute relatively little to global…
ARC, WAHO and Institut Pasteur de Dakar establish an Alliance to strengthen epidemic preparedness and response
DAKAR, Senegal, July 25th, 2022 – AfriCatalyst is pleased to announce that the African Risk Capacity (ARC), the West African…
ARC, WAHO and Institut Pasteur de Dakar hold a workshop to define the work plan and governance of their Alliance
Following its establishment in July 2022, the Alliance between the African Risk Capacity (ARC), the West African Health Organization (WAHO)…
Africa’s Crisis Recovery Requires Upgrading the Global Financial Safety Net
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on African economies. Economic activity in Africa is estimated to have experienced…
How to Strengthen the Role of Pan-African Institutions Within the International Financial Architecture
In a recent joint piece, African and European leaders underscored the importance of strengthening the positions and roles of pan-African…