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IFC Africa Investment Hits $1.82bn
The International Fi-nance Corporation (IFC) has committed %1.8 billion to various developmental projects in Africa this year.
In a statement issued ahead of the World Bank Group’s President’s visit to Africa this week, IFC said the figure was considerably higher than the $445 million voted in 2005.
The President, Robert D. Zoellick, is visiting Africa this week to encourage investor and donor support for the world poorest continent so as to cope with the global economic crises.
According to the bank statement, Zoellick will be visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
The statement reads in part: “World Bank group President, Robert D. Zoellick, begins a three-nation African tour to encourage investor and donor support to help the world’s poorest continent cope with the global economic crisis.
“During the visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, Zoellick will see up-close some of the damage the financial crisis has wrought on these three countries of African’s Great Lakes region.”
Ahead of his trip, the statement added, the World Bank President will encourage investors to take advantage of investment opportunities that continue to beckon from Africa, despite the crisis.
Opportunities, Zoellick said, exist in African countries still mired in, or emerging from conflict, such as DR Congo, post-genocide countries such as Rwanda, and relatively stable countries such as Uganda.
“Some of the biggest gains in fighting poverty in Africa can be made if investor and donors boost support for agriculture, helping Africa achieve food security, while improving rural incomes and facilitating post-harvest marketing, conservation and agricultural processing,” Zoellick said.
The funding most urgently needed should help expand Africa’s share of global and intra-African trade, foster regional integration, curb armed conflicts and build the crucial infrastructure in energy, transport and irrigation to promote manufacturing and industrialisation on the continent, he added.
The World Bank Group support for Africa is mainly provided through the International Development Association (IDA) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). IDA provides grants and low-interest loans to the world’s 79 poorest countries, half of which are in Africa.
IDA has over the last year committed more resources than initially planned in order to help African countries cope with the negative effects of the global crisis.
IFC provides investments and advisory services to build the private sector in developing countries.
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