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Kenya: What Universities Can Do to Expand Social Entrepreneurship
Universities are at the forefront of any country's economic development efforts. They play an invaluable role in passing knowledge on to the next generation and creating new knowledge through research. Both these endeavours can set graduates up to contribute to their country's growth.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kazakhstan to get huge IFC loan for its microfinance
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a senior syndicated loan of $82 million equivalent in Kazakh tenge to “Microfinance organization “KMF” LLC, a leading Kazakh microfinance institution, to boost lending to micro and small enterprises, including women entrepreneurs and customers in rural areas of Kazakhstan, the press service of IFC said in a message.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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African leaders have created the world’s largest free trade area since the WTO—here’s its potential
The agreement has the potential to deliver a great deal for countries on the continent. The hope is that the trade deal will trigger a virtuous cycle of more intra African trade, which in turn will drive the structural transformation of economies – the transition from low productivity and labour intensive activities to higher productivity and skills intensive industrial and service activities—which in turn will produce better paid jobs and make an impact on poverty.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agriculture in Africa faces the great challenge of exporting
Africa relies more and more on exporting its commodities, and agricultural products for more than half of its countries.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press release: Mastercard Foundation announces ambitious commitment to address youth unemployment in Africa
Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, particularly for young people. By 2030, there will be more than 375 million people under the age of 35 in the labour market. Population growth on the continent means that by 2035, there will be more young people entering Africa's workforce each year than the rest of the globe combined. In 2050, one quarter of the world's working age population will be African, making it the largest workforce in the world.
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- Press release
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: The new US DFI deserves the development community’s support. Here’s why.
Right now, there are budding entrepreneurs and innovators in developing countries with ideas that could help lift their communities out of poverty, improve health and education outcomes, and create sustainable economic development. They may be focused on how to raise smaller holder farmers’ income, or creating a ride-hailing app that ensures a safe taxi ride, or developing software that makes it easier for business to comply with local tax regulations.
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- North America
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The world is failing to achieve a circular economy—here’s how to change that
Less than a tenth of the billions of tonnes of resources pumped into the global economy every year are reused, and this waste incurs a huge economic, environmental, and social cost. How do we make the global economy more circular?
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- Energy, Environment
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Why an Activist Hedge Fund Cares Whether Apple’s Devices Are Bad for Kids
The truth is that the worlds of activism and impact investing are converging much more swiftly than most people realize — and this union holds enormous promise for those who wish to see the creation of capital markets that support sustainable economic development.
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- Investing, Technology
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- North America
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