Africa Day 2018

Die EIB muss vor allem in Afrika mehr tun, um die UN-Entwicklungsziele zu erreichen, betonte EIB-Präsident Werner Hoyer zum Auftakt des Africa Day. Gastgeber der Veranstaltung in Addis Abeba waren die EIB und die UNIDO. „Wir müssen die richtigen Strukturen schaffen, um den Privatsektor zu fördern und private Mittel zu mobilisieren“, erklärte der EIB-Präsident in seiner Eröffnungsrede. „Wir brauchen einen Wandel von Entwicklungshilfe zu Investitionen, von Armut zu Wohlstand.“

Am Rande ihrer Veranstaltung Africa Day in der äthiopischen Hauptstadt Addis Abeba unterzeichnete die Europäische Investitionsbank eine neue Darlehensvereinbarung über 200 Millionen Euro mit einer Laufzeit von fünfzehn Jahren. Darlehensnehmer ist die African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), und die Mittel sind dafür bestimmt, produktive Investitionsvorhaben mit Handelsbezug – auch Erneuerbare-Energien-Projekte – in Afrika zu fördern. Das Darlehen wird Projektträgern in mehr als vierzig Ländern in ganz Afrika zugute kommen, die auf diese Weise langfristige Mittel in Anspruch nehmen können.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have co-hosted the EIB Africa Day 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UNIDO’s Director General, LI Yong, and EIB President, Werner Hoyer, opened the high-level event, alongside H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia.

Auf ihrem Africa Day in Addis Abeba unterzeichnete die Europäische Investitionsbank heute ein neues Darlehen mit dem äthiopischen Ministerium für Finanzen und wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit, das die wirtschaftliche Teilhabe und Selbstbestimmung von Frauen im Land fördern soll.

How does it feel to be on the ground visiting a project co-financed by the EIB? VP Fayolle visits Hayelom and Aster garment company which produces uniforms and expanded its business thanks to EU Bank

In its fourth edition, this report focuses on recent developments in Africa’s banking sectors and the policy options for all stakeholders.

How the EIB supports conflict prevention and recovery in fragile regions in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Region through investment.

2017 wurden zehn neue Zuschussoperationen für sieben verschiedene Projekte genehmigt. Sie beliefen sich auf insgesamt 73,6 Millionen Euro.

This paper gives an overview of market needs, EIB’s activities in the area, and proposed future steps to improve the situation.

Um auf die enormen globalen Herausforderungen wie Klimawandel, Armut und Migration zu reagieren, vergibt die EIB ein Zehntel ihrer Finanzierungen außerhalb der EU.
 

Das Unternehmen d.light versorgt auch abgelegene Ortschaften in Afrika mit sauberer Energie.

Millionen Menschen in Äthiopien bezahlen per Handy mit M-Birr und sind damit den meisten Europäern technisch voraus.

Mikrokredite für kleine Unternehmen verändern das Leben in Afrika

The women featured in this video have one thing in common: they are inspired entrepreneurs with strong projects – whether it be to open a grocery stand in Kenya or to empower women to become Fashion Designers in Ethiopia – and have benefited from the support of the European Investment Bank.

Investitionen in Afrika führen zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen, so dass die Menschen dort ihre Heimat und ihre Familien nicht verlassen müssen. In ganz Afrika haben geschätzte 15 Millionen Menschen ihre Heimat verlassen, um eine Arbeit in Europa, in den Golfstaaten oder auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent zu finden. Die Bank der EU unterstützt Unternehmen in Afrika mit Finanzierungen. So können die Unternehmen Arbeitsplätze schaffen und ihre Beschäftigten in ihrer Heimat und bei ihren Familien bleiben. Projekte wie die in Senegal, die in diesem Film gezeigt werden, tragen durch die Schaffung tragfähiger privatwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen zur Zukunft Afrikas bei.

Funded with the support of the EIB, Next Design – a fashion label and design college – is empowering a new generation of Designers, Tailors and Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia.

M-Birr is the first mobile money service in Ethiopia. It enables social welfare payments to be made from any M-Birr agency.

Das Unternehmen d.light bietet in Entwicklungsländern netzunabhängige solarbetriebene Lichtlösungen an. Allein in Kenia zählt es bereits 200 000 Kunden. In diesem Film erfahren Sie, wie ein kleines Solarkit das Leben der Obsthändlerin Margaret Anyango verbessert hat. Außerdem erzählt uns Goeffrey Aswani von d.light, wie seine Produkte Frauen, Müttern und Kindern den Alltag erleichtern.

How UNIDO is using its Programme for Country Partnership approach to take industry and manufacturing in Ethiopia to the next level.

In the Republic of Gambia, where only 13% of the rural population has access to electricity, Fandema -a women’s development centre– is emerging as a beacon of hope.

When survival is a must and the day-to-day is consumed by addressing basic needs, little space or time is left for artistic development. However, creative industries have proved to be an effective agent of change and a sustainable instrument to reduce poverty.

“I believe it was the right choice to come back home. I feel good about coming home. The opportunities I have now would never have been available in a foreign country as a refugee.”

Unemployment and underemployment are persistent problems in Ethiopia, especially among youth. Although the eastern African country has one of the fastest growing economies on the continent, 50% of young people are still unemployed.

On 26 September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, heads of state, high-level representatives of governments, development financing institutions and UN agencies, together with representatives of the private sector, non-governmental organizations and academia, met today at UN Headquarters to discuss how inclusive and sustainable industrial development can support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

Fatma Riyami has been named East African Businesswoman of the Year 2017 at the annual All Africa Business Leaders Award ceremony to honour business leaders who have made a considerable impact on their industry and community.

The new technology fills a gap that many governments and training institutions in Africa are struggling to bridge: the need for more skilled workers. With an ageing workforce and lack of trained youth joining the job market, the vocational skills shortage is becoming a big problem. 

Extreme poverty in Africa cannot be eradicated without a structural transformation of the continent’s economies. In order to achieve this objective, Africa must industrialize. It must also do so in a socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable manner. Promoting industrialization has therefore featured high on the agendas of African governments for decades. 

Morocco is staring into an uncertain water future. With a median population age of only 27, Morocco is a youthful nation in transition, contending with the interwoven challenges of urbanization, rapid population growth, industrialization, and climate change.

In the next decades, Africa is set to become the youngest and most populous continent in the world, with a working age population expected to grow by around 70 per cent. Credits to: Aditya Desai for the aerial shot in the beginning of the video.

The Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) is UNIDO’s innovative model for accelerating inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Member States. Aligned with the national development agenda and focused on sectors with high growth potential, the programme supports a country in achieving its industrial development goals.

In line with the Nigerian government's agenda to accelerate economic growth, UNIDO's Entrepreneurship Curriculum Programme (ECP) aims to enhance social stabilisation and contribute to job creation for youth in Nigeria.

How UNIDO is using its Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) approach to take industry and manufacturing in Ethiopia to the next level.

With funding from the Government of Japan, UNIDO supported the Government of Sudan to promote soybean as an alternative crash crop for small holder farmers.

Liberia is one of the world's most underdeveloped countries with high levels of unemployment. The ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 has further compounded the country's development resulting in increased social instability and poverty.