Africa: AfDB Kicks Off Annual Meeting, to Pick New Head On Thursday: [Leadership] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has on Monday kicked off its annual meeting that will see Africa's multilateral lender pick a new president at a time when the continent's biggest multilateral lender faces unprecedented challenges from funding cuts by the U.S. government. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL18h6 #Africa #AfDB #DevelopmentBank #AnnualMeeting #Leadership

Africa: The "Optimist-in-Chief" Who Made Africa's Premier Development Bank a Global Powerhouse: [allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Heading the agenda at the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) that opens on May 26 is the election of the multilateral development bank's next president. Five candidates are vying to succeed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who has served the maximum of two five-year terms.… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKy1WP #Africa #DevelopmentBank #AfDB #GlobalFinance #Leadership

Africa: AfDB Presidential Hopefuls Outline Competing Visions: [Independent (Kampala)] Five candidates vying to lead the African Development Bank made their pitches at a public forum recently, offering competing visions for the institution's future just weeks before a closed-door election to decide its next president. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKlqYg #Africa #AfDB #DevelopmentBank #Leadership #EconomicGrowth

Africa: Mauritania's AfDB Presidential Candidate Ould Tah Shares His Four Pillars of Leadership: [allAfrica] NouakChott -- Former Mauritanian Finance Minister and candidate for president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, promised internal reforms at the regional development institution if elected at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting in Abidjan. Tah said there's a need to improve key… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKdMrW #Africa #Mauritania #AfDB #Leadership #DevelopmentBank

Craig Murray: Trump, Tariffs & Trade
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/15/craig-murray-trump-tariffs-trade/
There is no danger of the U.S. being unable to finance trillion-dollar trade deficits in the next few years. But for how long? By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk There is a giant problem that commentators are ignoring. The United States’ trade…
#Politics #Brics #China #Commentary #Economy #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #BrettonWoodsSystem #CraigMurray #Currency #DeDollarization #DevelopmentBank #DevelopmentFinance #Manufacturing #PresidentDonaldTrump #U.s.FederalReserve #U.s.TradeDeficit

Asian #DevelopmentBank Carves Path Addressing LGBTIQ Inclusion 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ For a country to develop sustainably, no one can be left behind, and the ADB’s new safeguard helps ensure that development projects don’t exclude #LGBTIQ people -
https://outrightinternational.org/press-release/asian-development-bank-carves-path-addressing-lgbtiq-inclusion #LGBTIQInclusion #SOGIE