{"id":469826,"date":"2021-02-17T13:10:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapitalafrik.com\/?p=469826"},"modified":"2021-02-17T13:10:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:10:18","slug":"african-development-fund-japan-african-development-bank-group-sign-jpy-73-6-billion-loan-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/2021\/02\/17\/african-development-fund-japan-african-development-bank-group-sign-jpy-73-6-billion-loan-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-bottom-left\"><\/div><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, 17 February 2021<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> &#8211; The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) \u2013 the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group \u2013 on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of 73.6 billion Japanese yen ($668.1 million) to support the 15<sup>th<\/sup>replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-15).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">During a virtual ceremony, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina and Japanese Ambassador to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Kuramitsu Hideaki signed an Exchange of Notes, while the loan agreement was signed by the JICA Chief Representative in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Fujino Kojiro, and Acting African Development Bank Group Senior Vice President Swazi Tshabalala, in her capacity as Chief Financial Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The concessional donor loan will support the 15<sup>th<\/sup> replenishment of the African Development Fund, approved in December 2019 by ADF donor countries. JICA is extending the loan \u2013 the largest to ADF-15 \u2013 on behalf of the Government of Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ambassador Kuramitsu Hideaki, whose country has been the fifth-largest contributor to the ADF in cumulative terms, said the loan formed part of Japan\u2019s commitment to promote industrial human resource development, innovation and investment, and to invest in quality infrastructure to enhance connectivity, expressed at the TICAD 7 conference in August 2019. At the same conference, Japan also announced that it would contribute to phase 4 of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance Initiative (EPSA), a joint flagship project with the Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI sincerely hope that this loan in yen will allow the (African Development Fund) to execute concessional financing and grants for African countries facing emerging challenges caused by COVID-19 and contribute to the economic and social development of these countries,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">JICA President Kitaoka Shinichi said: \u201cThe COVID-19 crisis has accelerated global structural changes. Africa is still in the midst of this crisis, facing serious challenges from coronavirus variants and the cold storage requirements for vaccines. Only a united Africa can defeat this threat to humanity. We should not allow this virus to jeopardize the steady progress of freedoms, independence and democracy that African countries have made so far. I firmly believe that today\u2019s contribution to ADF-15 will further boost our cooperation with African countries and strengthen our partnership with the African Development Bank Group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mimura Atsushi, Deputy Director-General\/ADF Deputy, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance Japan, said: \u201cThe African Development Fund is a key source of financing for Africa\u2019s low-income countries heavily affected by COVID-19. The Yen Loan we are providing today has a higher grant-element compared to the Yen Loan provided for the last ADF replenishment, with a lower interest rate and longer maturity. Going forward, I would like to see our partnership further developed with the African Development Bank Group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Adesina highlighted the African Development Bank\u2019s long-standing partnership with the Government of Japan, including the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance Initiative, which was launched in 2005. As of February 2021, Japan\u2019s total contribution to the initiative amounts to $4.6 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Adesina pointed out that Japan\u2019s concessional donor loan was almost 10% of the total ADF-15 resources of $7.5 billion. \u201cThis is a continuation of the strong leadership role of Japan in providing concessional loans to the African Development Fund. Japan was the largest provider of concessional donor loans to the African Development Fund\u2019s 15<sup>th<\/sup> replenishment, just like Japan was also under the African Development Fund\u2019s 14<sup>th<\/sup> replenishment,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cJapan continues to add great value to the overall replenishment cycles of the African Development Fund,\u201d Adesina said, adding that the latest loan \u201cwill greatly boost the liquidity of the African Development Fund and allow us to ramp up much-needed support to the ADF countries\u2026especially now at this critical time when they are struggling to cope with and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">By the end of the ADF-15 period (2020-2022), it is expected that the ADF\u2019s projects will have changed the lives of millions of Africans. Up to 28,000 km of new or improved power distribution lines will have been installed, around 9 million people will have improved access to water and sanitation and up to $1.6 billion of turnover will have been generated from investments in micro, small and medium-size enterprises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The fifteenth replenishment of the ADF will deliver investments to support Africa\u2019s poorest countries in building economic resilience and reducing systemic vulnerability. It will pay special attention to gender equality, climate change, the private sector, and promoting good governance principles, while emphasizing two Strategic Pillars: sustainable and quality infrastructure that bolsters regional integration; and governance and institutional capacity development to boost decent job creation and inclusive growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The African Development Fund is made up of 32 contributing states. 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