The World Bank estimates that insufficient infrastructure reduces productivity in Africa by approximately 40%. The entrance of a new player with initial authorized capital of $100 billion – along with the United States’ Power Africa program, which has garnered $26 billion in commitments since its launch last year, and the World Bank’s new Global Infrastructure Facility – promises to help ease infrastructure financing significantly.
世界银行估算，基础设施不足令非洲生产率下降了约40%。拥有1,000亿美元初始授权资本的新开发银行的加入——以及自去年启动以来以筹集到260亿美元出资承诺的美国非洲加油计划（Power Africa program）和世界银行新成立的全球基础设施基金（Global Infrastructure Facility）——能够极大地缓解基础设施融资难问题。