Knowledge Products

The 2025 African Trade and Economic Outlook (ATEO) provides an in-depth analysis of Africa’s economic and trade performance, projecting the continent’s growth trajectory in the short-to- medium term. The report highlights the key macroeconomic and trade developments shaping Africa’s recovery, detailing opportunities for sustainable growth amid heightening global and domestic uncertainties. Notably, despite global economic […]

The 2025 edition of the African Trade Report, published by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), examines trade and economic development in Africa and other parts of the world during 2024 and explores how a rapidly fragmenting global economy – marked by intensifying geopolitical schisms and industrial-policy rivalries – is reshaping Africa’s trade dynamics just as

Investing in agrifood systems changes lives – lifting people out of poverty and hunger, connecting small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs to markets and financing, protecting vital ecosystems and biodiversity, and much more. For six decades and counting, the FAO Investment Centre has worked with countries and financiers to invest in food and agriculture for a

This volume presents the first systematic review of public bank lending in the water sector in the Global South. Many public banks have an explicit mandate to finance public water management, yet despite a resurgence of interest in public banks and the role they can play in sustainable development, their role in funding water management

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) play a crucial role in addressing climate change. Following a workshop themed “A Practical Road Map for African DFIs in Accessing Green Fund”, the AADFI Working Group on Climate Change conducted a survey to assess member DFIs readiness for climate finance. This survey aimed to understand DFIs’ engagement with climate finance

With its continued focus on climate, this year’s report arrives at a pivotal moment in global efforts to combat climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This edition unveils a complex landscape of opportunities and challenges, emphasizing the role of blended finance in mobilizing private capital for climate initiatives, particularly in Emerging Markets