The annual meetings of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB
), which will be hosted by the Bank of Mauritius, will be held on August 19 - 23, 2013 in Mauritius according to the following programme:
The meeting of the Bureau of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB
) met on 27th February, 2013 in Dakar, Senegal, at the headquarters of the Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO). The meeting was attended by all the Central Banks, members of the Bureau and the African Union Commission (AUC).
The Assembly of Governors of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB
) held its 36th Ordinary Meeting on 30 August 2012, in Algiers, Algeria.
The theme of 2011 symposium is:: "Impact of international financial crisis on Monetary Unions: The challenge of coordinating budgetary and monetary policies in Africa".
The Association of African Central Banks (AACB
) organized, as usual, its symposium on August 19, 2010 in Dakar, Senegal on the theme «The role of African Central Banks in the Regulation and Stability of the Financial System».
In accordance with the decisions made by the Assembly of Governors of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB
) at its ordinary meeting held on 12 August, 2011 in Lilongwe, Malawi, the AACB website administrators training seminar took place from 21 to 22 May 2012 at the Headquaters of Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) in Dakar, Senegal.
The AACB
continental seminar was held in Kigali, Rwanda on May 30 through June 1st, 2011. Deliberations coalesced around the theme : « Financing Development in Africa : What Role for Central Banks ? ».

Loans granted to Rwandan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have increased by 29.45 per cent in 2012, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Finance.

The prime interest rate will remain steady after the SA Reserve Bank opted on Wednesday not to change the repo rate.

Barclays Bank Tanzania is planning to increase investment in the country and wants to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are considered as an engine of growth for Tanzania.

Access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia looks set to improve.

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has asked banks in the region to lower interest rates on loans.
Rwanda: Les prêts aux PME en hausse de 29 pourcent en 2012
South Africa: Interest Rates Unchanged
Tanzania: Barclays to improve SME finance offering
Bank of Namibia approves new SME bank
The BCEAO urges West African banks to lower interest rates