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    • Mauritania: Upgrading Informal Settlements with Subsidies
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    Like many other Sub-Saharan African cities, Mauritania’s urban population has grown significantly over the past two decades, with half of...
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    Nigeria: Developing the Formal Housing Market with Pension Funds
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    As a significant amount of funds that have the potential to further develop the formal housing sector, pension funds are...
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    Mexico: Using Financial Intermediaries to Grow Housing Markets in Times of Crisis
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    The World Bank Group often makes capital market interventions in countries to develop the legal and regulatory infrastructure to support...
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    Egypt: Obstacles to a Successful Egypt Mortgage Refinance Company
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    For World Bank Group liquidity facility interventions to be successful, a number of conditions need to be in place, such...
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    Namibia: The Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading Project
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    The majority of Namibia’s urban population, and nearly half of the country’s population, lives in informal settlements lacking necessary infrastructure...
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    Mexico: Renta Tu Casa
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    Though many people are unable to access a decent and affordable home in Mexico, there are millions of homes that...
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    South Africa: Improving the Effectiveness of Social Housing
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    Due to the history of colonialism and apartheid, cities in South Africa are some of the most unequal and segregated....
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    Lebanon: Reconfiguring Ineffective Housing Policies
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    Nearly 90% of Lebanon’s population lives in urban areas, with the majority living in the Greater Beirut area, where housing...
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    Thailand: In-Situ Upgrading of Informal Settlements
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    Because so many low-income families live in informal housing in Cambodia, security of tenure is an issue of concern. The...
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    Vietnam: Community-Led Redevelopment Plans
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    Because so many low-income families live in informal housing in Cambodia, security of tenure is an issue of concern. The...
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