Business, Management and Accounting
4 years ago

Unlocking Africa's Future: Balancing Development Banking and Long-Term Investment for Infrastructure

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Financing Africa's Insfrastructure Deficit: From development banking to long-term investing
Rabah Arezki, Amadou Sy

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The paper discusses how Africa can finance its infrastructure projects by balancing development banking and long-term investing. Development banks should help fund risky new projects, then transition them to long-term investors like sovereign wealth funds. To attract these investors, Africa needs to improve its legal and regulatory framework.