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Strengthening Public/Private Sector Interface

  • Project Name:
    Strengthening Public/Private Sector Interface
    Institution :
    Africa Business Roundtable (ABR)
    • Core Competence:
      Professionalisation of the Voices of the Private Sector & Civil Society
    Project Region :
    Eastern & Southern Africa
    Country :
    Republic of South Africa
    Status :
    Closed
    Grant Number :
    139
    Grant Amount (USD):
    750 000
    Commitment Date:
    2005
    Closing Date:
    2008
    Introduction:

    The African Business Round Table (ABR) is a pan-African business association mandated to provide specific assistance to Africa’s business community, governments and civil society.  In December 2004, the Executive Board approved a grant of US$ 750,000 to ABR.

    Project Description:

    The overall goal of ABR project was to become an efficient and effective link between the needs of the private sector’s key players and the organizations that offer the developmental funding, expertise and training that fulfills these needs

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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