This study briefly summarizes the development experiences of special economic zones in China and Africa, the lessons … that Africa can learn from China, and the preliminary results of the Chinese investments in special economic zones in … Africa. The study makes recommendations on how to unleash the power of special economic zones and industrial zones in Africa …

challenges for Africa today. The significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already visible in the burgeoning … manufacturing sector in some parts of Africa, and the trend will continue to grow in the near future. The underlying force behind …-intensive firms to relocate to other parts of the developing world, including Africa. African host country governments can respond to …

In considering how the euro will affect Sub-Saharan Africa, the authors examine the transmission channels through which …-Saharan Africa mainly exports - an increase in activity in Europe is considered to have a marginal impact on Africa. Exchange rate … flows to Sub-Saharan Africa can be affected through portfolio shifts or through changes in foreign direct investment …

omitted variable issues, the paper finds that output growth in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa does not attract capital …

Since the mid-1990s, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced unprecedented levels of high economic growth. A key question … whether the recent growth spurt in Sub-Saharan Africa is merely temporary or the beginning of a sustainable takeoff. This … paper examines the sources of growth of 32 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in a growth accounting framework. The findings …

the structure of housing finance in Africa, its determinants, and its impact on inclusive growth. The findings show that … of demand and supply. In addition, the analysis finds that housing finance development in Africa is not yet an effective … housing finance and greater economic development in Africa. All these findings suggest that policies to boost housing finance …

Africa will be undergoing substantial demographic changes in the coming decades with the rising working age share of … catch up to other developing countries. If the skill share of Africa's labor supply doubles because of improvements in …