Africa, the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation through regional development banks
Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean took a strong upward turn this week as the regions’ premier financial institutions—the African Development Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank—came together to advance their collaboration with one another. On Tuesday, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina delivered the prestigious 22nd William G. Demas Memorial Lecture(link is external) at the Caribbean Development Bank’s 52nd Annual Meeting in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. The long-planned visit by the African Development Bank president to deliver this lecture physically had been on hold for the last two years with both institutions having had to work virtually on account...
