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Français Revalue commercial and marketing dimensions: a key issue for African SMEsIntelligence & Analysis | 17/04/2018 The sixth lesson of the document "15 years, 15 lessons from Africa" focuses on an aspect often underestimated by small and medium African enterprises : the commercial and marketing dimensions (customers' knowledge, branding, market access ...). I&P's experience has shown how critical... |
 Invest in agriculture and agrobusiness in Africa: issues to considerIntelligence & Analysis | 11/04/2018En 15 ans d'activité, I&P a financé de nombreuses entreprises dans les secteurs de l'agrobusiness et de l'agriculture. Ces secteurs représentent environ 40% de notre deal flow, et plus d'un tiers du PIB dans nos pays d'investissement: il est donc crucial de comprendre les enjeux spécifiques à... |
 Enko Education opens a second school in SenegalEntrepreneurs | 09/04/2018 African international schools group Enko Education, founded by Cyrille Nkontchou and Eric Pignot, has taken a new step in its development, acquiring the West African College of the Atlantic (WACA) in Dakar, Senegal. WACA is the 10th school to join Enko’s network, already implement in... |
 Launch of Comoé capital, first impact fund Dedicated to SMEs and start-up in Côte d’IvoireNews | 03/04/2018 Comoé Capital, the first impact fund dedicated to the financing and support of Ivoirian SMEs and start-ups, officially launched its activities on March 29 following its first board of directors. Managed by Issa Sidibé, Comoé Capital is the fifth African fund sponsored by Investisseurs... |
 The African economy: Moving from imitation to innovationIntelligence & Analysis | 19/03/2018 I&P continues to explore the document "Fifteen years, Fifteen lessons from Africa", with a second chapter dedicated to the structural changes of Africa’s economy and markets. We focus this week on the lesson #4, in which we tell how the African economy has shifted dramatically... |
 I&P attends EVPA’s social impact measurement trainingNews | 16/03/2018 EVPA (the European Venture Philanthropy Association) and Social Value UK organize a social impact measurement and management training, hold in Brussels on March 15-16. Elodie Nocquet, ESG and Impact Director at I&P, will intervene to present I&P’s measurement and impact... |
 "Fifteen Years, fifteen lessons from Africa" : zoom on lesson n°3Intelligence & Analysis | 15/03/2018 The third lesson of the document “Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa” explores the new dynamics created by population growth and the emergence of the middle classes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This lesson closes the first chapter of the document, dedicated to the strategic... |
 Gender Inclusivity: a priority for Ghanaian company PEGEntrepreneurs | 09/03/2018 PEG is a young company headquartered in Ghana which aims to bring off-grid solar energy access to rural and peri-urban communities in West Africa by providing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar home systems to rural and remote customers. With the support of Power Africa, PEG is implementing... |
 On International Women’s Day, I&P shares its gender policy: Opportunities to Address the gender gap in African SMEsNews | 08/03/2018 International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. As a pioneering actor in African SME financing and in impact investing, I&P aims to promote... |
 "Fifteen Years, fifteen lessons from Africa": focus on lesson 2, business environment and integrityIntelligence & Analysis | 28/02/2018 I&P explores this week the second lesson from the document "Fifteen years, Fifteen lessons from Africa". Entitled "The business environment is improving, but in a gradual and disparate way, which engenders integrity risks for firms", the lesson presents some best practices to limit... |