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Häftad, Engelska, 2024
796 kr
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The 2023 Economic Report on Africa focuses on the impact of multiple and recurring global shocks on African economies and the extent to which these shocks impede Africa's prospects for achieving the targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals. The principal lessons are that shocks of various magnitude, duration and recurrence have played a major part in shaping economic performance in the last several decades, undermining Africa's aspirations for sustained growth and rapid economic transformation that could benefit from demographic (youth bulge) and geographic (urbanization) trends. In addition, successive shocks have had scarring effects that have made it difficult for African economies to recover fully even after a short-lived shock such as the Global Financial Crisis. More important, the damages caused by shocks could morph into other domains such as political instability and conflict, undermining recovery and resilience to future shocks. The report also emphasizes the opportunities presented by the shocks to implement long overdue structural and public finance reforms that take full advantage of such regional initiatives as the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
796 kr
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The Economic Report on Africa 2024 lays out the case for investing in a just and sustainable transition to meet the aspirations of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 for building a prosperous Africa. Building on country case studies and the findings and recommendations of previous Reports touching on structural transformations and sustainability transitions, the 2024 Report assesses the conditions for pursuing that transition in Africa and for catalysing the needed investments. African countries can leverage the global boom in "green" minerals and their large renewable-energy resources, tropical forests, and marine ecosystems to export premium carbon credits, generating finance for sustainable investments. International financing through multilateral development banks and other mechanisms for climate action could leverage additional funding from other sources.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
796 kr
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The Economic Report on Africa 2025 (ERA 2025) examines AfCFTA’s implementation, highlighting achievements, challenges, and its potential to reshape Africa’s economic landscape. The report underscores AfCFTA’s role in addressing key challenges such as energy access, food security, industrialization, and digital trade. By fostering intra-African trade, the agreement can reduce commodity dependence, boost manufacturing, and strengthen Africa’s position in global value chains. Additionally, AfCFTA enhances Africa’s resilience amid global economic fragmentation by deepening regional integration and strengthening trade ties with emerging markets. To fully realize AfCFTA’s potential, Africa must undertake strategic investments, implement well-coordinated policies, and pursue structural reforms. If effectively executed, AfCFTA could significantly enhance trade, drive economic diversification, and position Africa as a global growth hub, contributing to the vision of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
933 kr
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The 2016 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2016) focuses on greening industrialization and highlights sustainable and people-centred industrialization. Given the impacts of climate change, resource scarcities and environmental degradation, measures for de-risking Africa’s development are critical. The form and pattern of Africa’s industrialization, shaped by its abundant natural resources especially water and renewable energy sources, are discussed within the scale and scope that tackles inequality and promotes inclusivity. The report employs a value chain approach in analyzing the decoupling needs of key economic sectors towards low carbon intensive economic growth in Africa. Country case studies are used in demonstrating ongoing greening activities across key sectors. This is supported with modelling of future development scenarios under ‘Business-as Usual’ and “Greening” to demonstrate the additionality of greening policies and investments in making a business case to support the industrialization and transformation momentum in the continent’s development agenda. The report therefore provides evidence-based information to policymakers and other stakeholders on greening Africa’s industrialization to achieve inclusive and sustainable structural transformation and growth on the continent.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
773 kr
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The 2019 edition of the Economic Report on Africa explores the intricate terrain of revenue collection on the continent and makes salient recommendations to help African countries attain the SDGs and the aspirations of Agenda 2063 by expanding their fiscal space and how. It identifies several quick wins in Africa’s pursuit of additional fiscal space to finance achievement of the SDGs and the aspirations of Agenda 2063. The Report calls on African countries to stabilize the macroeconomic environment, it advises against using competitive tax breaks for attracting international companies, and calls on African countries and their global partners to muster external public and private resources, at the same time, urges countries to pay attention to debt sustainability issues.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
773 kr
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This publication examines the role of innovative finance for business sector development as a pathway to financing and achieving Africa's sustainable development and Agenda 2063. It articulates how innovative sources of finance can be utilized to finance Africa's business sector development, taking into account innovations in the financial services sector and financial technologies as one of the main mechanisms for transitioning African countries to inclusive economic growth and sustainable development. The publication further provides strategic guidance to the business sector decision makers and policy makers in Africa on critical regulations and measures needed to be deployed for the creation and use of innovative financing mechanisms by the private sector to leverage increased investment and financing of SDGs/infrastructure, enhanced productivity, job creation and prosperity.
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Häftad, Engelska, 2026
1 046 kr
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Harnessing data and frontier technologies offers significant opportunities for Africa to break from low-productivity trajectory and forge new pathways for inclusive and sustainable growth. Strategic adoption of frontier technologies across sectors offers the potential to leapfrog traditional development pathways, raise efficiency, support industrial upgrading, increase productivity, attract investment, create jobs, and promote economic diversification. Data, as a critical economic asset, and the new oil fuelling frontier technologies have also been instrumental in driving economic transformation worldwide and thus hold immense potential to accelerate Africa’s growth, innovation, and overall development. The Economic Report on Africa 2026, using a mixed-methods approach that includes empirical analysis and case studies, highlights the impact of innovation on economic growth and development through enhanced productivity. It also highlights the opportunities, risks, and challenges in harnessing data and frontier technologies and innovations to drive economic transformation, and the actions African countries can take to maximize the transformative potential. The report finds that enhancing Africa’s sectoral productivity and closing the productivity gap through technology and innovation requires differentiated strategies, with agriculture at risk of being left behind without climate-smart reforms, irrigation, and targeted finance. Manufacturing emerges as Africa’s anchor for structural transformation through technology and innovation-enabled clusters and corridors. And services thrive on digitalization and finance, but with limited human capital to sustain growth. Institutions and regional cooperation are decisive enablers for technology and innovation to flourish.