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A few Sub-Saharan countries, by improving their business environment, have begun to attract more substantial foreign direct investment than other African countries with bigger domestic markets and greater natural resources. Like Ireland and Singapore, perhaps they can become competitive...
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This paper looks at firm-level evidence on the African business environment from surveys undertaken for Investment Climate Assessments by the World Bank in 2000-2004. These surveys confirm a pattern of generally low "factory-floor" productivity, and show that this is partly due to business...
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The nearly 750 million people who live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the world's poorest. To foster the …
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Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one … people interested in Africa. This year’s ADI addresses the issue of youth employment. The report shows that success in … in entering and remaining in the labor market. This edition includes the Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 Single …
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