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African Development Bank
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multilateral development finance institution
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The African Development Bank, also known as the Banque Africaine de Développement and abbreviated as AfDB, is an active organization established in 1964. It is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and functions as a funder. The institution has been in existence since 1963, with specific inception dates recorded for 1963-01-01, 1963-08-04, and 1964.
The bank maintains an official website and has 459,993 social media followers. Its full name is the African Development Bank Group. The entity is referenced by 1,232 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Abbreviation
- AfDB
- Formation
- September 10, 1964 ; 61 years ago ( 1964-09-10 )
- Type
- International organization
- Legal status
- Treaty
- Purpose
- Regional development
- Headquarters
- Abidjan , Ivory Coast
- Members
- 81 countries
- President
- Sidi Ould Tah
- Main organ
- Board of Executive Directors
- Staff
- 2,123 as of 31 December 2022
- Website
- www .afdb .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Other
- Founded
- 1964
- Location
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Also known as
- AfDB, Banque Africaine de Développement
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.479149.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 1794 1384
Official website
African Development Bank Group | Making a Difference
The African Development Bank Group is a regional multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries that are the institution's Regional Member Countries.
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Encyclopedic overview
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB, also known as BAD in French) is a multilateral development finance institution, headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC).
The AfDB was founded in 1964 by the Organisation of African Unity, which is the predecessor of the African Union.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “African Development Bank” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.