The African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2016 presents the current state of economic and social development in Africa and projects the outlook for the coming two years. The AEO is a product of collaborative work by three international partners: the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme.
The AEO 2016 shows that the continent is performing well in regard to economic, social and governance issues and has encouraging prospects for the near future. With its special theme on sustainable cities and structural transformation, this edition looks closely at Africa’s distinctive pathways towards urbanisation and at how this is increasingly shifting economic resources towards more productive activities.
This report summarises the findings of a project on green entrepreneurship in Tunisia financed by German international cooperation. The two-year project (2013/2014) was implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) within the framework of the programme for entrepreneurship and innovation (PAEI). A series of training courses were offered to a selected group of potential multipliers of the green business concept: local consultants, support organisations and college teachers, all already active in the promotion of entrepreneurship in general. They were trained by national and internal consultants. Over the two years, they built a strong network of promoters of green entrepreneurship and came up with an action plan for the time after the end of the German funded project.
This study highlights the role of the entire financial system in the transition to a green economy and reviews green financial sector policies in emerging and developing economies. It focuses on the political and legal framework conditions, which are essential for a successful financing for green growth. On the basis of ten case studies in emerging and developing countries, the study investigates which strategies, policies and specific policy instruments have been applied at the national level, and how these have directly or indirectly influenced the actions of organisations operating in the financial sector. The study also aims to provide an analytical framework for key stakeholders (governments, donor institutions and the private sector), providing guidance before initiating and building a conducive framework for financing green growth.