The New Development Bank in Africa : mid-term evaluation and lessons learned
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Bradlow, Daniel David
Masamba, Magalie L.
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Wiley
Abstract
The New Development Bank (NDB) launched its first project in Africa on April
13, 2016, and on August 17, 2017, the Bank opened its Africa Regional Centre
(ARC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. This article assesses the NDB's presence
in Africa. It addresses the following questions: what role is the NDB playing in
Africa? What is the ARC and why was its created? How well have the NDB and
the ARC been performing? Have they delivered on their intended purpose? If
the NDB or the ARC have not performed as well as hoped, or expected, what
has stood in their way? We assess the NDB and the ARC within the context of
the general experience of some of the projects that the NDB has been financing
in Africa and determine whether there are lessons that can help the NDB as it
expands further into the continent. The main policy recommendation is that the
ARC be strengthened in ways that enhance the NDB's transparency and make it
a truly new type of multilateral development bank.
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DATA AVAILABITY STATEMENT: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new
data were created or analyzed in this study.
Keywords
New Development Bank (NDB), Africa Regional Centre (ARC), Multilateral Development Bank, Transparency, SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth, SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-08:Decent work and economic growth
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Citation
Bradlow, D.D. & Masamba, M.L. (2024) The New Development Bank in Africa: Mid-term evaluation and lessons learned. Global Policy, 15, 427–433. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13310.