Africa Renewal: August 2015
Cover Story
Funding the planet’s future
Will the billions required for the SDGs be sustainable?
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Using trade to boost Africa’s industrialization
Deliberate trade policies could lead to growth
The changing face of Ethiopia
An assertive nation flexes its economic muscle
Cashing in on the cashew nuts boom
Local processing could boost revenue in Côte d’Ivoire
Africans also investing in China
African countries have poured over $14 billion in investments
Financing For Development
For development finance, there is no one-size-fits-all solution
Countries to choose targets best suited to local conditions
Can Africa fund its own growth?
Mobilizing domestic resources is a key source of finance
Borrowing responsibly: Africa’s debt challenge
Countries may be borrowing too much and too fast
Billions now required to save depleted healthcare systems
Ebola’s most affected countries lobby for funding for hospital infrastructure
New bond issue set to help Africa go ‘green’
A way of bankrolling a clean energy revolution
Loans to women = smart economics
Women find innovative ways of financing projects
Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen
Financing for women in Africa has remained stubbornly “micro”
Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen
Financing for women in Africa has remained stubbornly “micro”
Microfinance: Good for the poor?
To lift the poor from poverty, create jobs, not loans, critics say
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