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Français "Revolutionizing access to finance for African SMEs" JM Severino on MFW4AIntelligence & Analysis | 24/09/2014"Over the past decade Africa has experienced a 5% growth across the continent. This surprising and spectacular growth attracts investors from around the world. They are both forced to change their perception about what contains profound upheaval, and seduced by what is now considered as... |
 What conclusions to be drawn from this summer’s US Africa Business Forum?Intelligence & Analysis | 15/09/2014On August 5th, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke at what the Washington Post called a “landmark meeting of African leaders” to initiate a renewal in the US/Africa relations. He announced that U.S. businesses intend to invest more than $14 billion in various African sectors. This speech closured a... |
 3 days and 3 nights to co-create tomorrow' solutions : Convergences 2014News | 08/09/2014Chairman of the Convergences annual forum, Jean-Michel Severino was heard as moderator on today's opening conference. This second day of the event broke out with an inspiring gathering of high-level speakers :Bertrand Badré, World Bank's managing director and World Bank group's CFOMonique Barbut,... |
 "Renewable Energy in African SMEs" A Panorama of 77 Companies in 5 Sub-Saharan CountriesNews | 29/07/2014Etienne Saint-Sernin is an engineer, specialized in renewable energy. His background in the sector includes research and developement, technical support and market consultancy for SMEs, NGOs ans investors, including Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), both in Europe and Africa.He recently... |
 I&P's July newsletter is now onlineNews | 15/07/2014 Edito: Ann-Katrin DoliumNew investment committee member of the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs fund specialized in environmental, social and governance impacts "Beyond my duties as Director of Corporate Relations of the Africa/MENA-region in VIGEO I have... |
IPAE Annual ESG/Impact Report now OnlineNews | 04/07/2014Every year our ESG/Impacts team collects and agregates a series of impact indicators from our I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs portfolio investees (11 companies this year). Collected figures will serve a global study to measure economic, environmental, social and governance impacts generated by our... |
 "Small and Growing: Entrepreneurship in African Agriculture" A Montpellier Panel ReportIntelligence & Analysis | 01/07/2014This report was authored by Agriculture for Impact, an advocacy initiative that convenes the Montpellier Panel to encourage better European donor support for the advancement of agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. The members of the Montpellier panel expose how investment in rural... |
 "Entrepreneurs are building Africa's future" - Africa In Fact's last issueIntelligence & Analysis | 16/06/2014Good Governance Africa's latest newsletter (June 2014) put special highlights on the African entrepreneurs. John Endres, CEO of GGA, signed an edito underlining the fierce committment these entrepreneurs take towards their economic and social context by elavating local standards and challenging... |
 Growth With Depth - 2014 African Transformation Report by the ACETIntelligence & Analysis | 03/06/2014The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is an economic institute supporting Africa's long-term growth through transformation. Their vision is that by 2025 all African countries will drive their own growth and transformation agendas, led by the private sector and supported by capable... |
 Oxus RDC on France 24Entrepreneurs | 02/06/2014France 24 shot in Kinshasa this week for a special edition about the entrepreneurship in Democratic Republic of Congo.While the African continent is undergoing a fast-growing economic transformation, DRC still suffers from a strong crisis and struggles for development. On the other hand, foreign... |