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Cameron Khosrowshahi
USAID

Cameron Khosrowshahi works in the Bureau for Economic Growth, Environment, and Education at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He directs the USAID INVEST mechanism, a $167 million collaboration platform that aligns the skills and capital of donors, investors and corporates to achieve development outcomes. INVEST deploys USAID resources globally to create viable investment opportunities that produce both positive financial returns and social and environmental results.

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April 23
2020

Cameron Khosrowshahi / Emily Langhorne

Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential

Many Western people have an outdated view of Africa, defined by senseless wars, poverty and disease. As Cameron Khosrowshahi and Emily Langhorne at USAID INVEST point out, this worldview even permeates the financial sector, causing investors to overemphasize risks and overlook opportunities that could benefit both investors and African nations. They provide a necessary corrective in this article, urging institutional investors in particular to embrace these opportunities.

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Investing

Tags
development finance, global development, impact investing, infrastructure

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Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential

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Articles by Cameron Khosrowshahi

Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential

Cameron Khosrowshahi
USAID