AfDB shareholders approve landmark $115bn capital increase
By CNBC
05 November 2019 |
6:00 am
The African Development Bank (AfDB) held its extraordinary shareholders’ meeting in Abidjan were the Governor of the bank approved a landmark $115 billion increase in capital for the continent’s foremost financial institution. Kenneth Igbomor joins CNBC Africa for more.
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