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AF AFRIC RICA A IN INVES VESTMENT TMENT FORUM ORUM
Africa’s Investment Market Place
June e 2018
Africa’s Development Landscape
At the same time, Africa’s fina nanci ncing ng gap continues to expand
This gap cannot be addressed by MDBs and Governments only. It requires broad based partne nersh ships ps and colle lecti ctive e effort with the private sector to leverage capital l at scale.
The e High 5s will ll acceler lerat ate e progress
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ards s the SDGs s According to a UN report, the High 5s will contribute to achieving almost 90% of the SDGs in Africa.
Africa’s Investment Market et Place
Light up and power Africa Feed Africa Industrialize Africa Integrate Africa Improve the quality of life TOTA TAL $65–90 billion $32–40 billion $40 billion $10 billion
$5.5 billion $153–186 billio lion
Averag erage e annually ally
Approx. $170 billion per annum The e globa bal l develo elopme ment t agen enda da is ambi bitio ious The international community has asked the MDBs to scale up their operations and go from “billions to trillions” to help the planet achieve the SDGs.
The MDBs/DFIs are maximizing their current resources; however, constraints imposed by prudential ratios will limit their lending capacity.