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Aid for Trade: Meeting New Challenges

24-Sep-2007

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OECD Development Centre have jointly organised a seminar in Bangkok to take stock of the progress made so far in the international Aid-for-Trade initiatives and discuss the ways forward from an Asia-Pacific perspective.

The Rise of China and India - What's in it for Africa?

22-May-2006

African countries are not simply spectators to the economic rise of China and India, they are party to it. This book demonstrates how the growing economic power of China and India is already influencing the growth patterns of African countries, particularly oil- and commodities-exporting ones.

Asia’s Growing Presence in the Global Economy: What’s in for Africa?

25-May-2005

With the emergence of China and India in the world economy ever more manifest, Africa’s economy and polity will be affected in various, complex ways. The interactions between the Asian giants and Africa are bound to intensify even if the recent period of supercharged growth in the former countries is unlikely to be sustained.

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.

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