vincent palmade world bank africa open for business
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Vincent Palmade
World Bank
Africa Open for Business
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Africa as the next growth pole?
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Recovery from crisis: Projected GDP growth
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Source: Africa Action Plan
Growth has been widespread
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Primary school enrollment ratesPopulation living under $1.25/day
Child mortality rates Maternal mortality ratio
Progress in Human Development in Africa
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Source: Laeven and Valencia (2010)
Africa has come a long way in terms of improving financial stability . . .
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WORLD BANK’S DOING BUSINESS RANKINGS 2011
Source: Doing Business 2011
Rwanda was the world’s top doing business reformer in 2009SSA was the most active among all regions in enacting reforms
aimed atfacilitating start-ups and registering property in 2010 SSA had some of the most comprehensive investor protection
reforms e.g. Botswana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Swaziland,
Tanzania
Business climate is improving across the continent
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Dynamic and Transformative Private Sector
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5 game-changers
New heavy-hitting investors offer critical mass
Brazil, China, Brazil;private investors, foundations
1 2Regionalization is creating new large-scale marketsIntra-regional trade growing; new regional common markets
Greater macro stability and increased voice makes Africa more attractive for investorsDemocratic elections gaining ground; conflicts steadily declining
3Spread and growth of ICT offer significant productivity gains
World’s fastest mobilephone penetration
4Climate change creates opportunities for a green economy
Africa has low carbon legacy; chance for green leadership
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• Mining resources could finance power and
transport infrastructure
• Urban development to fuel economic
transformation, not slums
• Africa to become the world’s food basket 75% of cultivable land unused
• ICT to play a transformative role (remote
services, e-government)
• Wages five times lower than in China –
manufacturing could come
• Unique cultural and natural tourism assets
waiting to be leveraged
ICT
Light manufacturing
Mining
Agribusiness
Construction
Tourism
6 Key Export Industries
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Leveraging Mining
• Expanding established areas – e.g. Zambia, Nigeria
• Large new emerging areas – e.g. Mozambique, Guinea, DRC
• Good prospects – e.g. Burkina Faso, Cameroon
• Opportunity to develop infrastructure through mining
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Normalized units
Sub Saharan Africa-Low Income Countries
Other Low Income Countries
Paved Road Density 31 134 Total road density 137 211 Main line density 10 78 Mobile density 55 76 Internet density 2 3 Generation Density 37 326 Electricity Coverage 16 41 Improved water 60 72 Improved sanitation 34 51
Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
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Growth in Agricultural Productivity
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• Smart Support: Government facilitated arrival of strategic investors.
• Spillovers: Success of foreign companies in floriculture led to entry of other investors, including Kenyans.
• Deregulations: Compared to the highly regulated agricultural sector
• Trade Logistics: Leverage of Kenya Airways
Kenya horticulture story
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Source: Mallika Shakya, A note on Lesotho success story .
• Key bottleneck: Land acquisition for foreign investors is difficult and cumbersome.
• Policies to address the bottleneck: Industrial zones and serviced factory shells.
• On the job training of workers: Similar productivity at lower wages than in Asia.
• Trade Logistics: Leverage of Durban port
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Lesotho apparel story
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Gorilla tourism in Rwanda
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Opportunities in Health
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World Bank Group
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
1944
International Development Association (IDA)
1960
International Finance Corporation
1956
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
1988
International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
1966
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Knowledge
Finance
Partnerships
Leveraging:•Domestic res.•IDA, IBRD, IFC,MIGA•PCGs, enclaves, etc.
•Link analysis to policy•Political economy•Evidence to nourish public debate
-Governments-AfDB, AU, RECs- Civil society- Private sector- Development partners
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World Bank’s Support to Africa
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South AfricaICT sectorX% job growth
The World Bank - AFTFP 2010
Public-private partnerships (PPP) Address the infrastructure deficit
Entrepreneurship, knowledge and skills: Raise productivity and create new markets
Finance for development: Increase access to finance and supply long-term capital, especially for SMEs
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Business environment reforms: Reduce cost and risk of doing business
Focusing World Bank Support on Main Opportunities
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Beyond Infrastructure:•Agricultural research•Health•Trade integration
Public Health Laboratory Network in East Africa
High-impact projects:• West Africa Power Pool• Inga 3 hydro-project • North-South Corridor
Regional solutions