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Building & construction general info in Kenya

Chapter 12 of the Kenya Economic Survey 2017 provides data and information on building and construction in Kenya. A report published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
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Approved & actual government housing expenditure

Approved and actual government expenditure on housing. Published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
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Social housing progress in South Africa

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) was established by the national Department of Human Settlements. The authority's 2016/17 annual report details progress in social housing, in relation to government’s National Development Plan (NDP) targets.
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Policy of housing supply for people with special needs

A policy brief by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on creating adequate housing for people with special needs. It contains findings and recommendations from a research project conducted between July 2016 and March 2017 on the provision of capital funding to build, renovate and extend housing for people with special needs.
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Report on Nigeria's housing finance sector

The 12th in a series of studies exploring access to housing finance in various African countries. It includes an overview of the housing finance sector in Nigeria.
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Housing supply in East Africa

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) series of regional reports examine housing investment per region. This report covers East Africa.

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World Bank study of African housing

A 2015 World Bank report that takes stock of housing supply and demand in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of the region’s rapid urbanisation.
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IMF global tracking of housing dynamics

The International Monetary Fund's Housing Watch tracks global housing market developments on a quarterly basis and includes emerging economies in Africa.
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World Bank Human Capital Index

 

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