What's new
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Publication
Credit guarantees: SME access to finance and employment in Africa
12 May 2022
This report makes a thorough review of existing studies that have laid out the relationship between credit guarantee facilities, SMEs access to credit, and job creation.
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News
ILO and development banks launch discussions on measuring the impact of investment projects on employment
02 February 2022
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Publication
Employment impact assessments in Africa: Application and suitability of local multiplier analysis
25 January 2022
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The enhancement of input-output based employment assessment tools for EU operations in sub-Saharan Africa
29 October 2021
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The use of GIS in employment impact assessments
30 July 2021
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Fact sheet
STRENGTHEN 2: Employment impact assessment to maximize job creation in Africa
10 May 2021
The STRENGTHEN 2 project is a joint initiative of the European Union and the ILO that focuses on job creation through investments.
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Question and Answer
Q&A on the STRENGTHEN 2 Project
20 April 2021
STRENGTHEN 2 is a joint initiative of the European Union and the ILO that focuses on assessing the employment effects of supported investments and development programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The strategic partnership aims to promote the creation of more and better jobs, boost economies and set the stage for a better future of work. In this Question and Answer, Ralf Krueger, Chief Technical Adviser of the project, gives a brief overview of the initiative, the approach adopted and expected results.
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Article
How the ILO can support vital public employment programmes during the COVID-19 crisis
10 February 2021
Public employment programmes have played an increasingly important role in government responses to the COVID-19 crisis. In this article, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, ILO Specialist on the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) sheds light on new, innovative approaches being used to assist countries like Uzbekistan in supporting their PWPs during the pandemic, resulting in temporary work for almost 500,000 women and men in 2020 – nearly twice as many jobs as those created before the pandemic.