China, India, and a few Middle Eastern Gulf nations are financing a record number of infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, says a new World Bank report. Investment commitments in Africa by these emerging financiers jumped from less than $1 billion per year before 2004 to $8 billion in 2006 and $5 billion in 2007, signaling a growing trend in cooperation among developing economies (South-South cooperation).
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