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The African Development Bank’s shareholders must decide whether the mandate will expand to crowd in private finance, derisk green investment and underwriter regional public goods, or retreat to classical project lending.
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Africa in the driver’s Seat: Funding our own development

Several recent studies have shown that foreign aid has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth and reduce extreme poverty

  • Francis James
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