India’s Investment Potential in Africa
Africa is a diverse continent and is well endowed with various natural resources. About 30% of the global mineral reserves, 8% of global natural gas, 12% of the world’s oil reserves, 40% of the world’s gold and up to 90% of global chromium and platinum is concentrated in the region.
Enhancing Trade and Investment Relations between India and Central America
The study focuses on the Central American countries comprising of- Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Dominican Republic which together constitute the Central America Integration System (SICA). The GDP of Central American countries which stood at US$ 35.3 billion in 1980 has grown more than twelve folds to reach US$ 428.4 billion in 2022.
Potencial y oportunidades para América Latina y el Caribe en el escenario actual y el apoyo de la banca de desarrollo
Dividido en cuatro capítulos, este documento analiza el nuevo escenario postpandemia. El
primer capítulo describe el panorama económico mundial. El segundo capítulo
analiza la situación en América L atina y el C aribe en comparación con o tras regiones. El tercer capítulo describe las relaciones en materia de
comercio internacional y las oportunidades de la región. Y el cuarto capitulo aborda la respuesta de la Banca de Desarrollo en la financiación de las exportaciones.
Digital Tokens for Climate Action and Nature-Based Solutions: Exploration of Opportunities and Considerations
This report on digital tokens for climate action and nature-based solutions forms a valuable addition to the emerging body of knowledge and is specially intended to inform, inspire, and spur action for new, innovative, and potentially effective ways of providing financial resources and effective action for climate action and the conservation and regeneration of our natural capital.
Scaling Innovations in Development: The Experience of IDB Lab
Based on the research and analysis
conducted for this report, IDB Lab has an
opportunity to show other development
finance institutions (DFIs) how to support
the systematic scaling up of successful
innovations. Many development
organizations have set up competitions
and labs to tap into the rich innovation
current in the world.
Cross-border infrastructure projects: The European Investment Bank’s role in cross-border infrastructure projects
This report presents an overview of the EIB’s support for cross-border infrastructure projects. While some national infrastructure projects such as airports or ports may have significant cross-border impacts or a regional dimension, these have not been considered in this overview.
What drives firms’ investment in climate change? Evidence from the 2022-2023 EIB Investment Survey
This report draws from data collected for the EIB Investment Survey 2022-2023. It examines the willingness of European firms to address climate change in the current context of the energy crisis. First, it presents the answers provided by firms across the European Union to a set of questions on energy and climate change. Then, it goes more in-depth by providing firms’ answers in each EU country.
Advanced digital technologies and investment in employee training: Complements or substitutes?
Using firm-level data covering the 27 EU countries, the UK and the US, we show that employers tend to reduce investment in training per employee after adopting advanced digital technologies (ADT). We estimate with a control function approach firm-level production functions augmented with two factors, the training stock per employee and digital technology use.
Effectiveness & Efficiency of Business Development Services (BDS) for Agri-SMEs
ISF Advisors created this report to help identify and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of business development services (BDS) tools and methodologies provided to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SMEs). This report presents our findings from an extensive desk review of existing research, an analysis of data collected from 15 BDS provider case studies, and interviews/learning sessions with stakeholders in the space.
Household response to improvements in water infrastructure: Evidence from peri-urban Kyrgyz Republic
This paper estimates the impact of improvements to water network infrastructure on the take-up of
municipal water services in the Kyrgyz Republic. We also assess the intention-to-treat impacts of these
infrastructure improvements on households’ willingness to pay for improved water services, and on
their time use.