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African Cities: Unlocking Financing for Urbanisation

Megatrends Policy Brief 11, 16.01.2023, 10 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023MTA-PB11

African cities need to raise USD 20-25 billion investment in basic infrastructure and USD 20 billion for housing to accommodate urban growth. This brief explores how improving creditworthiness, strengthening subnational financial intermediaries and pipelines of transformative investments may support this.