Alberto Lemma, October 2018
Recent studies have analysed the investment activities of development finance institutions (DFIs), attempting to understand if these are, or could be, contributing to economic transformation. DFIs frequently report their portfolio activities, including the sectoral composition, and employment and gross value added (GVA) data can be used to compute sectoral productivity level at sector level and over time. When combined, such data help us understand if DFI investments are targeting sectors that have higher productivity or activities to increase productivity levels within a sector.
The data used for this analysis can be found here (link to PDF) on the SET data portal.
Photo: Ethiopia, 2008. Antony Robbins. License: CC BY-NC 2.0.