New Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Report for Africa Highlights Best Practices to Support African Businesses

Accra, July 16, 2024—The annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa confirms that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) weathered 2023 relatively well thanks to credible economic and social policy reforms. In particular, governments and central banks have started to shift attention from weathering global shocks to building credibility, capacity, and transparency.

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Development Policies, Institutions Improve in Few African Countries

ABIDJAN, June 28, 2016 — A new assessment of the quality of government policies and CPIA-AFRICA-COVERinstitutions that support growth and poverty reduction in Africa shows some progress for a few countries but flat or deteriorating scores for the majority, according to a new World Bank Review.

The latest Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa describes the progress made in low-income African countries to strengthen their policies and institutions that help to spur better development outcomes.

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