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AfDB reveals Africa’s 2021 share of global green bonds
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AfDB reveals Africa’s 2021 share of global green bonds

Africa’s portion of the worldwide green bond market in 2021, as stated by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, leader of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, was 0.26%. This assertion was made during a discourse at the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa’s COP 27 inauguration (AGIA). AGIA is a newly minted platform designed to accelerate the development of green infrastructure in Africa as part of our collective endeavor to attain net-zero emissions. The AfDB, alongside Africa50, is launching the alliance for green infrastructure in partnership with the African Union Development Agency, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Rockefeller Foundation. In February 2022, the AfDB announced its intention to collaborate with global partners to...