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Uganda: Invest in Agriculture – World Bank
The World Bank has said that investing in agribusiness could be one of the landmark solutions to the slow pace of Africa's economic development.
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- Agriculture
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- impact investing
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Mali Entrepreneurs Offer Path to Peace
The day French fighters started bombing Mali in January, I was on edge. Root Capital’s regional credit manager based in Dakar, Diaka Sall, was visiting clients in Mali that very day the French stepped in to stop the Northern rebels’ southward march toward the capital city.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Social entrepreneurs must learn to think ‘local global’
In January last year, I was awarded funding by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to explore how social entrepreneurship builds better communities.
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The Benefits of Mobile Health, on Hold
The world now has 5 billion mobile phones – one for every person over 15.
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- Technology
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Building A Cell Phone That Doesn’t Kill People
Bas van Abel leads an innovative electronics company. But, unlike Apple or Samsung, he’s not particularly interested in the latest voice activation or finger-swiping technology.
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- Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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World Bank promises big push to poverty alleviation schemes in India
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday indicated an assured annual funding of $3-5 billion for the next four years to push development projects and poverty eradication programmes.
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- South Asia
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Women Entrepreneurs in Eurasia, Africa Get $100 Million Boost
In a promising step toward the economic empowerment of women in emerging markets, the Coca-Cola Co. and International Finance Corp. (IFC) on Monday announced a joint initiative that aims to support female entrepreneurship in Eurasia and Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Africa on the move
Awolowo Road has long been a destination for enterprising Nigerian traders. In the 1990s, Kola Karim became one of them, setting up shop on the road that links the plush neighbourhood of Ikoyi to the tumult of the Lagos Island business district, selling shirts and jeans to the throngs.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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