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Measuring the Pulse of Firms in South Africa - Results from the COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey : Third Wave (الإنجليزية)

This report focuses on Wave 3 COVID-19 Business Pulse surveys conducted in August and September 2021 for Southern Africa.​ The survey was implemented by Redflank in cooperation with the World Bank and...

New Markets Diagnostic for Lesotho’s Textile and Apparel Sector (الإنجليزية)

The Government of Lesotho (GoL) has included the Textile and Apparel (TA) among its list of key priority, due their impact in labour creation and envisioned to transform the economy and achieve higher...

Southern Africa's AgriTech Landscape (الإنجليزية)

This infographic focuses on Southern Africa's AgriTech Landscape.

Summary of Existing Reports for Lesotho - Lesotho National Trade Strategy-2020–2024 (الإنجليزية)

The National Export Strategy focuses on three priority sectors with high potential for export growth – Horticulture, Textiles and Apparel, and Light Industry. For each of them, this report sets out strategic...

Joint IFC-IBRD Approach to Strengthen Value Chains in Southern Africa (الإنجليزية)

Agriculture has been prioritized by governments in Southern Africa, for the important role it plays in job creation and income generation in rural areas, as well as its importance for both food security...

AgTech Innovation Challenge - Diagnostic for AgTech Innovations South Africa (الإنجليزية)

The AgTech landscape is diverse only in South Africa (SA) with a narrower array of technologies in other in-scope countries. The regions AgTech ventures are mainly in SA and launched largely in Western...

Measuring the Pulse of Firms in South Africa - Results from the COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey (الإنجليزية)

COVID-19 shocks operate through many channels, but the magnitude and who is more affected is hard to predict. The COV-BPS survey measures the impact of shocks on firms’ sales and employment, their operations...

Thinkubate Program Progress Report 2021 (الإنجليزية)

Thinkubate is an Incubator Accelerator-as-a-Platform (IAaaP) that covers the various components of starting and growing a business, including life stage assessments, an online learner management system...

Concept Note - Enhancing Export Manufacturing Competitiveness in Lesotho (الإنجليزية)

Increasing Lesotho’s resilience amidst an increasingly negative global economic outlook is critical. The domestic private sector remains small and weak and private-sector led, export driven growth and...

Reforming Business Regulation in the Kingdom of Lesotho : Private Sector Support Component - Proposal (الإنجليزية)

South Africa - Private Digital Platform Assessment (الإنجليزية)

Digital platforms have the potential to support the sustained creation of economic value and foster jobs and economic inclusion in South Africa. This assessment examines private digital platforms in South...

Corporate Innovation Challenge Progress Report 2021 (الإنجليزية)

This report focuses to identify and connect a select group of startups to corporate innovation opportunities and potential investment opportunities in Southern Africa.

Mapping Public Financial Support to Youth Entrepreneurs in South Africa (الإنجليزية)

The youth unemployment problem has been exacerbated by COVID19 while entrepreneurial activity among young people remains very low. The objective of this report is to map South Africa’s national public...

Measuring the Pulse of Firms in South Africa - Preliminary Results from Wave 3​ (الإنجليزية)

The Business Pulse Surveys (BPS) is a global methodology to identify the impacts on firms of COVID through several channels. This survey was conducted in South Africa just after lifting severe restrictions...

Scoping Study to Identify Markets and Investment Opportunities for the Textile and Apparel Sector in Lesotho (الإنجليزية)

This report conducts a scoping study to identify markets and investment opportunities for textiles and apparel (TA) in Lesotho as of November 2021.

Scoping Study to Identify Markets and Investment Opportunities for the Textile and Apparel Sector in Lesotho - Annex (الإنجليزية)

This Annex presents the main components and projected investment per production unit that can generally be applied to different product categories. It also includes general concepts to better understand...

Identifying the Gaps in the Lesotho Business - Incubation Ecosystem, and Possible Solutions : Completion Report (الإنجليزية)

In alignment with a key priority for Lesotho, namely to support high-growth entrepreneurs and firms, the World Bank and the Lesotho Startup Network (LSN) are intent on improving the quality of business...

Supporting Monitoring and Evaluation at South Africa’s Department of Small Business Development - Overview (الإنجليزية)

This report focuses on engagement that aims to build capacity for and support the development of best-practice monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes and tools within South Africa’s Department of Small...

World Bank Group: Comments on the Draft National Investment Policy of Lesotho (الإنجليزية)

Countries successful in attracting private investments have a coherent investment policy supported by a well coordinated approach between multiple stakeholders. As such, the draft national investment policy...

Unlocking the Potential of Basotho Youth - Catalyzing Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment (الإنجليزية)

Lesotho’s labor market is characterized by low job growth and high informality. Unemployment, inactivity, and poverty affect young Basotho deeply especially in rural areas. Youth unemployment is amongst...