Improving access to finance for SMEs in Tanzania: Learning from Malaysia’s experience

Malaysia’s experience in addressing access to finance for SMEs has been successful, serving as a learning point for countries like Tanzania. Photo: Samuel Goh/World Bank Tanzania is set towards…

Djauhari Sitorus |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Competitiveness

Managing PPP risks with a new guide on guarantees

Just two years ago, Ghana was experiencing unstable commodity prices and a deteriorating macroeconomic situation. Yet, through a unique combination of World Bank guarantees nearly $8 billion in…

Victoria Rigby Delmon, Jenny Chao |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Competitiveness

Supply meets demand: Chinese infrastructure financing in Africa

China is emerging as a major financer of infrastructure projects in Africa, as documented in Building Bridges, a report released this week by the World Bank.  This is a very welcome development…

David Dollar |
Energy, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Urban Development