Annual meetings - Mauritius 2013

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:

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Bureau Meeting - Dakar 2013

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).

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Assembly of Governors Meeting - Algiers 2012

The Assembly of Governors of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) held its 36th Ordinary Meeting on 30 August 2012, in Algiers, Algeria.

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Symposium - Lilongwe 2011

The theme of 2011 symposium is:: "Impact of international financial crisis on Monetary Unions: The challenge of coordinating budgetary and monetary policies in Africa".

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Symposium - Dakar 2010

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».

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Training seminar on the AACB website - Dakar 2012

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.

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Continental seminar - Kigali 2011

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 ? ».

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Rwanda: Les prêts aux PME en hausse de 29 pourcent en 2012

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.

South Africa: Interest Rates Unchanged

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

Tanzania: Barclays to improve SME finance offering

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.

Bank of Namibia approves new SME bank

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

The BCEAO urges West African banks to lower interest rates

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

Meetings of the Bureau and Joint AUC-AACB Committe organized on 21 - 27 February, 2013 at the Headquarters of the BCEAO in Dakar, Senegal