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

Nicholas, Alexander

World Bank, Washington, DC

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In the first semester of 2011, three newprojects reached financial closure in Sub-Saharan Africa,representing investment commitments of US$697 million.Investment in the first semester of 2011 increased by 27percent compared with the first semester of 2010, and hasrisen steadily since the financial crisis of 2008. By numberof projects, activity in 2011 decreased by 50 percentcompared with the first semester of 2010 indicating fewer,larger projects. The three projects in Sub-Saharan Africawere notable for their use of financial products frommultilateral and bilateral agencies.