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    World Bank Policy-Based Guarantees cover commercial lenders against the risk of debt service default by sovereign governments.

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    Through land planning and the formal demarcation of community lands, the country is strengthening women’s rights to property.

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Benin At-A-Glance

Bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria, Benin has a 121-kilometer-long coastline on the Gulf of Guinea, a population of close to 11.53 million (2018), and an average life expectancy of 61.2 years. Benin’s economy is heavily reliant on the informal re-export and transit trade with Nigeria (estimated at approximately 20% of GDP), and on agriculture, especially cotton, which is the country’s...

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Community Driven Development Improves Basic Services

Community-led projects rehabilitated schools for 81,000 students and improved access to water and sanitation services for 10,000 people.

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Main Office Contact
Banque Mondiale
B.P. 03-2112
Cotonou, Bénin
+229-21-30-5857
For general information and inquiries
Yao Gnona Afangbedji
External Affairs Officer
+229-21-30-5857
For project-related issues and complaints