On 19-20 October 2022, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) are co-hosting Finance in Common Summit 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The summit will provide an opportunity to highlight the key role of public development banks in supporting the transformation of economies and financial systems towards sustainability. As the COVID-19 crisis wrote off decades of economic investments and social progress, it is crucial to mainstream green and just transition principles in all financial actors’ investments and operations in order to build back greener and fairer.
The meeting will also foster discussions on the importance of finance when it comes to resilience and adaptation, green and quality infrastructure, health and social protection, while supporting human rights-based approaches and fighting against inequalities.