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Financing SMEs in Africa

20-May-2005

Limited access to finance is a major obstacle to development of SMEs in Africa as their inherent higher perceived risk makes financial institutions reluctant to lend to them and adequate financial instruments lack.

Perspectives Economiques en Afrique 2004/2005

18-May-2005

Ce rapport annuel retrace la situation économique récente et les évolutions à court terme des pays africains. Il comprend une vue d’ensemble du continent, 29 études par pays, une annexe statistique et porte une attention particulière aux questions des petites et moyennes entreprises en Afrique.

African Economic Performance in 2004: A Promise of Things to Come?

13-May-2005

Against a backdrop of sustained global growth and high commodity prices, Africa has experienced its best economic performance in many years. While recent economic performance is not merely driven by favourable external factors, African economies still lack proper “shock-absorbers” to withstand internal and external shocks alike. They remain strongly vulnerable. In this context, creating the conditions for the development of indigenous drivers of economic activity is a top priority.

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