Enticing Investors : To Make a Serious Dent in Poverty, Africa Must Attract More Foreign Capital

The nearly 750 million people who live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the world's poorest. To foster the economic growth required to create jobs, raise living standards, and hasten development, SSA nations need to attract more foreign capital, which, by enhancing imported technology and the transfer of know-how, has proved instrumental in raising productivity in many countries.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2007-06
Subjects:BALANCE SHEETS, BIDDERS, BONDS, BORROWING COSTS, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CENTRAL BANK, CENTRAL BANK BILLS, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICE, COMMODITY PRICES, CONTRIBUTIONS, CORRUPTION, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS, DEBT, DEBT INSTRUMENTS, DEBT RELIEF, DEBT SECURITIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DOMESTIC DEBT, DOMESTIC DEBT MARKETS, DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES, DOMESTIC INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC CLIMATE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, EMERGING MARKETS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPLOITATION, EXPORT SECTOR, EXPOSURE, EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL POLICY, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTOR, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN PORTFOLIO, FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT, FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, FUTURE PROSPECTS, GOVERNMENT BORROWING, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT PAPER, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, GROWTH RATES, HARMONIZATION, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INCOMES, INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATE SPREADS, INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT, INVESTMENT INCENTIVES, KEY CHALLENGE, LABOR FORCE, LEGAL PROTECTIONS, LIBERALIZATION, LIQUIDITY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL CURRENCY, LOW INTEREST RATE, LOW-INCOME, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET EFFICIENCY, MATURITY, MONETARY POLICIES, MONETARY POLICY, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIOS, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTECTION OF INVESTORS, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT SCHEDULES, REPUTATION, RISK PREMIUMS, SALES, SAVINGS, SECONDARY MARKET, SECONDARY MARKET TRADING, SENIOR, SHORT MATURITIES, SKILLED WORKERS, SOVEREIGN RISK, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TAX, TREATIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/8285627/enticing-investors-make-serious-dent-poverty-africa-must-attract-more-foreign-capital
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9569
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