sector financing to fill the climate-smart investment gap in cities. The report reviews the existing literature, highlights … key barriers in scaling-up private investment in climate-smart urban infrastructure, and showcases innovative financial de … chapter reviews and provides a framework to examine the interconnected layers of investment barriers specific to private …

of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa … has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to improving the overall investment climate. Climate change poses … macro investment climate. Implement carbon tax effectively and raise policy ambition, supported by a fiscal framework …

grows more quickly, the focus should be on increasing investment-both private and public …

. Non-extractive GDP growth reached 3.7 percent as investment growth accelerated, supported by a marked recovery in public … investment, and leading to a surge in imports. Private consumption remained dynamic, stimulated by growing public sector wages …. Continuing to strengthen data systems would support investment and public policymaking. In 2023 and 2024, digitalization efforts …

growth, and for increased productivity and value addition. Despite Morocco's strikingly high investment rate, one of the … policy recommendations and investment opportunities that would foster job creation by the formal private sector and improve …

, accompanied by declining investment. This report seeks to understand what lies beneath that relatively slow growth, with a …