Think Africa- African National Development Banks

This is a collaboration between ACET and ODI to undertake multi-country case studies on the developmental activities and impacts of National Development Banks as part of the AFD/IDFC research initiative on Public Development Banks Q2 2021 The following activities have been undertaken this review period: • Inception Report completed; • Global Literature review completed. • Country level literature reviews ongoing; • Questionnaires developed for the interviews and focus group discussions; • Key banks and some stakeholders for the Ghana case study contacted; • Stakeholder Matrices being developed for Rwanda, Tunisia, and Cote d’Ivoire Q3 2021 In Q3, stakeholder matrices for all countries (Rwanda, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire) were finalized. Country-level literature reviews and focus group discussions have been conducted, and first drafts of the country-level reports have been developed. In September 2021, ACET convened a validation workshop on the developmental activities and the impacts of National Development Banks in Ghana. the second draft of the country-level report for Ghana is expected in the next quarter after comments from the workshop have been integrated. The team is also preparing for a validation workshop on the Rwandan case study in October 2021. Q4 2021 ACET and ODI have collaborated to undertake multi-country case studies on the developmental activities and impacts of National Development Banks as part of the AFD/IDFC research initiative on Public Development Banks. In October 2021, ACET convened a validation workshop on the developmental activities and the impacts of National Development Banks in Rwanda. Second drafts of the Ghana and Rwanda reports have been finalized with comments from the workshops have been integrated into the report. Final case study reports have been completed and a synthesis report will be produced during the first quarter of 2022