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Français I&P publishes its Newsletter n°10, focused on SME financing in AfricaNews | 20/07/2015As stated by Omar Cissé and Olivier Furdelle in the edito of the 10th newsletter published by Investisseurs & Partenaires, "access to finance shoult not be an obstacle to entrepreneurship in Africa". The founders of the Senegalese investment fund Teranga Capital explain why it is necessary to... |
I&P's carbon offset program for 2013-2014News | 15/07/2015 Since 2011, I&P has committed to compensate for its carbon footprint. For the 2013-2014 period, I&P has chosen a project promoted by ECOSUR in Ivory Coast to offset its carbon emissions. I&P carbon emissions represent 515 tons of CO2, 90% of them coming from plane travels.... |
 Portrait of Marcel Ouédraogo, founder of SIATOLEntrepreneurs | 14/07/2015 Siatol is a young soybean processing company founded in 2010 by Marcel Ouédraogo. He worked ten years in the sector of soy production before devoting himself exclusively to Siatol, with the objective of developing new opportunities for small producers and strengthening the national... |
 New agribusiness investment in MadagascarEntrepreneurs | 10/07/2015 Investisseurs & Partenaires welcomes a new company in its portfolio IPAE: the agribusiness company SCRIMAD, located in Madagascar. Visit their WebsiteThis is the third investment of the Fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs in Madagascar, after IOT (aquaculture) et ACEP Madagascar (... |
 IMF explores Africa's Demographic DividendIntelligence & Analysis | 08/07/2015 In the latest edition of the Regional Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund considers how Sub-Saharan Africa can harness the demographic dividend* in the 20 years to come. As infant mortality and fertility rates decline, the continent will indeed become the main... |
 Investisseurs & Partenaires shares experience on CSR issues in AfricaIn The Press | 06/07/2015 PROPARCO just released its 21st quartely publication "Private Sector and Development". This issue focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Africa. As stated by Anne Pogham (CEO of the French Development Agency) in the introduction: "CSR represents a twofold... |
 3rd ESG & Impact Reporting of the Fund IPAE is releasedNews | 03/07/2015 For the third consecutive year, Investisseurs & Partenaires publishes its annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Impact reporting, conceived as a comprehensive review of its fund IPAE societal strategy. The document presents the methodology in terms of ESG policy... |
 J.-M. Severino et P. Baraton contribute to the book "Financing Sustainable Development"Intelligence & Analysis | 02/07/2015The Ferdi (Foundation for International Development Research and Study) gathered the contributions of more than 40 authors, selected from amongst the leading international experts from the North and the South, in the newly released book "Financing Sustainable Development - Addressing... |
 CDS launches micro-credit for solar equipment in MauritaniaEntrepreneurs | 29/06/2015CDS, a compagny offering access to water and electricity services to rural population in Mauritania, has partnered with Djikké, a savings and credit mutual, so as to propose adequate solar equipment via microfinance solutions. The partnership will allow CDS to develop its activities in rural areas... |
 A new tool to assess the practices of social businessesIntelligence & Analysis | 24/06/2015 Investisseurs & Partenaires partnered with the working group led by CERISE to define what is a social business and to develop an analytical framework to asssess the practices of social businesses. The group has conducted a in-depth study on 9 social enterprises operating... |