Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa in the First Half of 2011 Increased Compared to Recent Years

Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa in the First Half of 2011 Increased Compared to Recent Years

In the first semester of 2011, three new projects reached financial closure in Sub-Saharan Africa, representing investment commitments of US$697 million. Investment in the first semester of 2011 increased by 27 percent compared with the first semes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas, Alexander
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
COMPANY
CORPORATION
CREDIT AGENCY
DEBT
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMICS
EXPORT CREDIT
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
HOLDINGS
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INSURANCE
JOINT VENTURE
LIMITED
LOAN
LTD.
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
RISK INSURANCE
SPONSORS
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOLL
TRANCHE
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/02/16828634/private-investment-sub-saharan-africa-first-half-2011-increased-compared-recent-years
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16180
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Summary:In the first semester of 2011, three new projects reached financial closure in Sub-Saharan Africa, representing investment commitments of US$697 million. Investment in the first semester of 2011 increased by 27 percent compared with the first semester of 2010, and has risen steadily since the financial crisis of 2008. By number of projects, activity in 2011 decreased by 50 percent compared with the first semester of 2010 indicating fewer, larger projects. The three projects in Sub-Saharan Africa were notable for their use of financial products from multilateral and bilateral agencies.

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