African Development Bank
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Procedures: Few. See disclosure policy.
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6 January 2012
IFIs Faulted for Exemptions in Disclosure Policies
International financial institutions (IFIs) have “overbroad regimes of exceptions” in their transparency policies, according to a report issued by the Centre for Law and Democracy.
Particularly troublesome are the exceptions relating to internal deliberations and third-party commercial information, according to… -
9 August 2011
GTI Submits Comments to African Development Bank
The Global Transparency Initiative Aug. 9 provided comments to the African Development Bank on its proposed new policy on access to information.
GTI welcomed the commitment by the Bank to move to a proper presumption of disclosure and to establish… -
24 June 2011
Detailed Reports Finds Weakneses in AfDB Policy
Obtaining information from the African Development Bank can be frustrating, according to researchers who visited the Bank’s website and went to Bank local offices.
Their experiences informed a detailed study, the results of which have just been released.
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27 May 2011
AfDB Posts Draft Access Rules on Website
Without fanfare, the African Development Bank May 25 posted on its website a proposal to redo its access to information rules.
The draft will be the subject of consultations with civil society on June 10 in Portugal at the AfDB annual… -
4 May 2011
AfDB Agrees to Consult on New Disclosure Policy
The African Development Bank Board of Directors has decided to seek public input on a proposal to revise its 2005 disclosure policy, according sources close to the process and a May 2 letter from AfDB President Donald Kaberuka to the Global Transparency…
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28 April 2011
AfDB Aims for Fast Action on Draft Disclosure Policy
The African Development Bank has developed a draft disclosure policy and appears to be on a fast-track to adopt it, without a consultation period.
The Global Transparency Initiative April 27 urged the Bank to establish a public consultation process for… -
30 July 2010
GTI Urges AfDB to Consult on Disclosure Policy
The Global Transparency Initiative and leaders of several African groups have urged African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka to conduct public consultations as it reviews its disclosure policy.
The Bank has indicated recently that it intends to revamp the Bank’s 2005 disclosure… -
1 July 2010
AFDB Planning Disclosure Policy Review
The African Development Bank has included revision of its disclosure policy among the promised reforms as it seeks a large budgetary increase.
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12 September 2005
Best Practices on Transparency Among IFIs
The Asian Development Bank has pulled markedly ahead of other international financial institutions in its standards for disclosure and civic participation, but like its sister international organizations the ADB continues make slow progress when measured against the increasingly refined transparency…
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13 April 2004
African Development Bank Issues New Disclosure Policy
The African Development Bank on March 30, 2004 published a new disclosure policy going further than other international financial institutions in the release of draft documents.
The new policy is available here.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the draft…
