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Lighting Africa Development Marketplace Competition Print E-mail
Since its official launch on September 7, 2007, the World Bank Group’s Lighting Africa is moving full speed ahead with its program to support the global lighting industry in bringing affordable, modern, off-grid lighting to 250 million Sub-Saharan Africans by 2030.  The Lighting Africa Business Conference and Development Marketplace Competition for Off-Grid Lighting in Africa will take place May 5-8 in Accra, Ghana.

 
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South-South FDI on the Rise, But Investors Wary of Political Risk Print E-mail
Foreign direct investment (FDI) originating in developing countries and destined for other developing countries is on the rise. This so-called “South-South” investment represents about one-third of all FDI flows into emerging markets.
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Bank Builds Knowledge with Wikipedia Print E-mail

A World Bank pilot project is helping build knowledge on infrastructure through Wikipedia. So far the project has produced 47 articles in English and 17 in Spanish, covering the water & sanitation and electricity sectors in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries. 
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Private Activity in Infrastructure Continued Its Recovery in 2006 Print E-mail

Investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation grew for the third consecutive year in 2006, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database. The number of projects reaching financial or contractual closure also showed a recovery.

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Sub-National Technical Assistance Builds Creditworthiness Print E-mail

Municipalities and sub-national entities can now apply for grants to improve their credit rating so they can access market-based financing without sovereign guarantees.

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