Publications

African tech hubs play an important role in building fledgling entrepreneurial ecosystems and helping start-ups, but they struggle to earn revenue and become financially sustainable.This report, based on interviews with dozens of hubs across Africa, examines what hubs do, how they make an impact and...

Le rapport de cette année est centré sur les échanges régionaux, la forme la plus courante d’échange pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME). Il montre que les accords commerciaux régionaux et profonds favorisent une croissance inclusive. Ces accords attirent l’activité des...

Les produits pharmaceutiques, les aliments pour nourrissons, les vêtements en coton et les véhicules sont les quatre chaînes de valeur ciblées dans ce rapport. Ensemble, elles vont permettre d’accroître le commerce intrarégional en Afrique, de réduire les importations, de diversifier les...

International business investors can embed sustainability in each step of their operations. This guide describes the social, environmental and economic practices that international firms must understand when entering a new market.

This guide offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) insights on negotiation and collaboration with lead firms in international value chains. It addresses topics such as compliance with standards and regulations, contractual relationships, production and performance management, types of...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments. The companion guide presents an overview of Ethiopia’s environmental and social regulations for investment operations in agroprocessing and light manufacturing. It also provides...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

This report explores the role of garment and apparel facility ownership of their social and labour assessment data, which can empower them to improve their practices, save valuable resources and comply with emerging regulatory requirements such as human rights due diligence.  ...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

Good Practices in the Global Apparel Industry provides valuable insight on ways for small and medium-sized enterprises to move up the value chain and away from low-value contract manufacturing.

L'industrie du vêtement peut être un créateur d'emploi important pour de nombreux pays africains. Les importations de vêtements en Afrique du Sud ont augmenté sur une période de cinq ans à $E.-U 1,1 milliards de dollars en 2009, ce qui en fait le vingt-cinquième importateur mondial de ce...