Implications of Current Cocoa Price Hikes on African Trade and Macroeconomic Performance
The document effectively underscores the crucial
role of cocoa in West Africa’s economic landscape,
providing precise figures to highlight its impact on
farmers and regional economic growth.
Report of the 2023 AADFI-ADFIAP Joint International CEO Forum
The 2023 Joint International CEO Forum of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) was held from November 8 to 10, 2023, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. The Forum was hosted by the Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria, on the theme “DFIs’ Strategic Role Towards A Climate-Smart Future”.
2024 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report: Ready for Take-Off? Building on Macroeconomic Stability for Growth
Latin America and the Caribbean overcame significant economic challenges in 2023 and exceeded growth expectations thanks to the strong macroeconomic fundamentals it laid in recent years. The 2024 Latin America and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report analyzes the opportunities and challenges facing the region as it embarks on this journey.
Africa In Figures 2023
The publication served as a comprehensive source of data on African economic and trade with a view to facilitating access by Afreximbank staff, while also serving the broader constituent of the Bank’s stakeholders, including African and global researchers and policymakers.
Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance
The Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance (CIAT) is introduced by the Bank to provide a platform for the staff of Afreximbank and other individuals knowledgeable in African trade and trade finance to publish articles in the areas of trade, trade finance and economic development in Africa.
Africa and the Developing World in a Turbulent Global Financial Architecture
The lecture was held at a time of heightened geoplitical tensions, which could have significant implications for global trading and financial systems with far-reaching impact for African and Caribbean countries and, more generally, for developing economies. It provided the opportunity to reflect on the contours of the global financial architecture that could emerge from the turbulent global economic environment to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
EIB Global’s approach to a just transition and just resilience
This document presents the overarching approach through which EIB Global, together with partners, can support countries, clients and organisations in pursuing a just transition and a just resilience. This approach has been developed with inputs from a range of expert organisations and partner MDBs, to which the EIB would like to express its sincere gratitude.
How large is the borrowing cost advantage of state-owned enterprises?
The authors provide new evidence of lower borrowing costs for state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Utilizing ORBIS ownership data matched to financing transactions in syndicated loan and bond markets, regressions and propensity score matching estimates confirm the lower financing costs for SOEs in both advanced and developing economies when compared to the private sector.
The Impact of Subsidy Delivery Method on Savings Behavior: Experimental Evidence
This paper examine the impact of offering conditional cash transfer (CCT) beneficiaries the choice to receive cash transfers in bank accounts instead of cash. It investigate the effects on savings behavior and downstream outcomes such as assets and trust. It find, on average, no significant impact on overall savings or downstream outcomes.
2022 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance
The Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance is an annual collaborative effort to publish Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) climate finance figures, together with a clear explanation of the methodologies for tracking this finance as climate finance.