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Improving Governance in Africa

Socially responsible issuer tapping sustainable markets Good Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials Strong name recognition in Japanese Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) markets A strong and transparent Green Bond Framework underpinned by transformative climate adaptation and mitigation projects Corporate Responsibility rated by Prime oekom research 3000 QUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEN AFRICAOPMENT BA USD 20 million Infrastructure bond due July 2025 °CICERO vigeo rating AUD 100 million Food Security bond due April 2020 South Africa - Xina Solar One Concentrated Solar Power Plant Nigeria - Urban Water Sector Reform and Port Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Kenya - Lake Turkana Wind Farm Zambia - Ithezi-Tezhi Hydropower Plant Morocco - Power Transmission and Distribution Development AfDB adheres to the Green Bond Principles AfDB Green bonds 2013 USD 500 mln 2014 SEK 2 bln 2015 USD 500 mln Dedicated AfDB green investors Blackrock, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Calvert Investment Management, Nordea Investment Management, Pictet Asset Management, Praxis Intermediate Income Fund, Raiffeisen Capital Management, State Street Global advisors, Second, Third and Fourth Swedish National Pension Funds, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) Asset Management, Trillium Asset Management, Zürcher Kantonalbank Asset Management Helping Africa gradually transition to green growth DECEMBER 2015 ANQUE AFRICANE DE DEVEL OFFERED AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK USD 500,000,000 1.375% Green Bond Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2018 "Best Green Bond" EMEA Finance 39
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