Private Finance for Development: Wishful Thinking or Thinking Out of the Box?

ByHilary Devine, Hoda Selim, Preya Sharma, Ludger Wocken

May 14, 2021

Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the tension between large development needs in infrastructure and scarce public resources. To alleviate this tension and promote a strong and job-rich recovery from the crisis, Africa needs to mobilize more financing from and to the private sector.

Subject: Development, Expenditure, Income, Infrastructure, National accounts, Private investment, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Development Finance, finance flow, Global, Income, Infrastructure, investment risk, Middle East, participation reform, Private investment, public funds, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), targeted government incentive

Pages:
161
Volume:
2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571560.087
Issue:
011
Series:
Departmental Paper No 2021/011
Stock No:
PFDWTTOBEA
ISBN:
9781513571560
ISSN:
2616-5333

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