Gilles R. Garcia Manager, Enterprise Outreach Services

The World Bank

Brussels, Belgium January 21, 2013

Business Opportunities in Africa

Low income

12%

Middle income

72%

High income

16%

World Population: 7 B Low

income 1%

Middle income

29%

High income

70%

GNI: 63 B $

Low income: less than $1000 High income: over $12,000

Resource flows to developing countries

Leading European Bidders on WB Prior Reviewed Contracts 2006-2012

C CW G

C CW G

C CW G

C CW G

C CW G

C CW G

Sector Distribution for Leading European Performers on WB Prior Reviewed Contracts 2007-2012

EAP 32%

Africa 20%

LAC 14%

ECA 13%

SA 11%

MENA 10%

Region

79% of all WB prior reviewed contracts awarded worldwide in 2007-12 in Transport, Water, Energy

Civil Works 79%

Consultant 12%

Goods 9%

Category

http://go.worldbank.org/YLPQAHBY40

• 20 projects in Energy & Mining in Africa, worth $ 3B

Business opportunities in Energy & Mining in Africa

• 17 projects in Water in Africa, worth $2B

Business opportunities in Water in Africa

• 14 projects in Transportation in Africa, worth $1.3B

Business opportunities in Transportation in Africa

IFC Investments by Region, FY12

Commitments for IFC’s Account: $15.4 Billion

Sub-Saharan Africa 18%

East Asia and Pacific 16%

South Asia 8%

Europe and Central Asia 19%

Middle East and North Africa 14%

Global >1%

Latin America and the Caribbean 24%

ECA 40%

EAP 19%

AFR 13%

LAC 10%

MENA 8%

SA 7%

Global 3%

IFC FY12 Commitments with Western European Sponsors by Region (US$ 2.1 billion)

Infrastructure 7% Telecom

1%

Oil & Gas and Mining

2% Manufacturing

13%

Agribusiness 25%

Services 4%

Financial Markets

26%

Trade and Supply Chain

21%

Funds 1%

IFC FY12 Commitments with Western European Sponsors by Industry (US$ 2.1 billion)

IFC Portfolio – Western European Sponsors

Example of IFC project in SSA

ECA 35%

AFR 24%

MENA 16%

LAC 13%

EAP 12%

Region

MIGA FY 12 Operational Highlights

MIGA issued $2.7B in guarantees in FY 2012

58% 19%

18%

5%

Sector Infrastructures

Agribusiness,manufacturing,and servicesFinancial

Oil, gas, andmining

• Since 1990, MIGA issued over $7B in guarantees in SSA

• Of those, $4.7B (67%) were from European investors

MIGA in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

The World Bank creates and aggregates indicators from a wide range of sources. The most renowned are the World Development Indicators (WDI):

– Over 1,000 indicators for 216 economies – Sources include: United Nations family, IMF,

International Telecommunication Union, OECD, statistical offices of over 200 economies

World Bank Indicators

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator

http://databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx

Global Economic Prospects Country Forecasts

Full Report and Detailed Analysis available at www.worldbank.org/globaloutlook

• Doing Business http://www.doingbusiness.org/Data

• Business Environment Snapshots http://rru.worldbank.org/besnapshots/

• Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/BEEPS

• Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.asp

• …and many others available

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog

World Bank Data Catalogs

International indicators and assessments of investment climates

Source: Investing Across Borders http://iab.worldbank.org/

International indicators and assessments of investment climates (2)

Source: Investing Across Borders http://iab.worldbank.org/

• The IMF – Data and Statistics http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm

• The OECD – Statistics http://www.oecd.org/statistics/

• The UN – Data and Indicators http://data.un.org/

• The Economist Intelligence Unit – Business Rankings Model (Paying) http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?&

Other Sources of Indicators and Catalogs

Gilles R. Garcia ggarcia2@worldbank.org

http://www.worldbank.org/business-global

Thank you