Economic Monitor
Despite having a developed digital infrastructure, barriers such as cost and lack of electricity hinder economic growth.
Despite having a developed digital infrastructure, barriers such as cost and lack of electricity hinder economic growth.
With a matching grant, an all-women farmer’s organization has expanded their casava flour business to meet market demand.
A new partnership framework supports the country’s development goals, including creating jobs and strengthening human capital.
This project aims to strengthen doctoral training, research and innovation in transformative technologies opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Urbanization is often a problem but Malawi’s largely rural economy could do with more of it. It also has a chance to plan.
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer to the lower bound of the forecast in April 2020.
Africa’s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018.
With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Doing Business report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. See where your country ranks.
