The present report draws on experience from industrialized and developing countries in terms of capital market … describes the strategies these economies have adopted to foster capital market development conducive to infrastructure financing …

of competition frameworks in Africa and examines competition issues that affect market performance in three important … sectors for Africa's competitiveness: cement, fertilizers, and telecoms. It uses the WBG's Markets and Competition Policy … additional annual gross domestic product growth. While the benefits of competition are clearly observable in Africa, considerable …

people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live without access to electricity: only 35 percent of the population in SSA has access …

Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary … on a substantial body of empirical evidence from five major basins in Africa - including the Nile, Zambezi, Limpopo, Lake … systemic resilience to climate change in Africa …

Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing …

The agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the backbone of national economies, sustaining rural and …-Saharan Africa has been solid and has supported improvements in nutrition outcomes and poverty rates.Despite some relative gains …

demand for tourism products delivered by and based in local communities in Africa. If demand is better understood, supply can …

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non … particularly so for women. This new report, "Profiting from Parity: Unlocking the Potential of Women's Businesses in Africa …", produced by the World Bank Group's Africa Gender Innovation Lab and the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice …