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Milken Institute's Access to Global Capital Initiative, developed in partnership with Liquidnet, to work with the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative and the Government of Rwanda
At New York event, world leaders discuss how to boost capital flows and fuel growth in developing wo
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Using Google Mobility Data to Assess COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in East Africa
“We look at mobility data from Google to see how effective four East African countries have been in
reducing social interaction in line with the kind of suppression strategies health experts were recommending at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Finalists: Magofarm
Pictured (from left to right): Shedrack Mwandry (Operations manager), Tharcisse Ndikumana (Farm mana
ger), Moses Katala (CEO), and Celestine Mbonigaba (Communications liaison).
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IFC, Milken Institute and The George Washington University Launch Capital Markets Certificate Program
Los Angeles – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Milken Institute and The George Washington
University today launched a first-of-its-kind graduate level program for capital market practitioners in developing economies.
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Africa’s Talent Has the Potential to Help Power the AI Revolution
If you read the headlines, the conversation about AI revolves around chip shortages, record-breaking
stocks, and unruly chatbots.,
Are businesses and governments maximizing the potential of global talent?
, The beneficiaries of the AI revolution won’t necessarily be companies with the most sophisticated technology; they will be the ones that harness the talent who know how to best deploy that technology.
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Creating Equitable Food Systems with Holistic, Data-Based Solutions
As executive director of the World Food Programme, I saw firsthand destitute hunger causing pain and
suffering in communities around the world.,
Research and experience confirm that an equitable food system is driven by resilient enterprises.
, Reactionary solutions are insufficient for solving the food and malnutrition crisis. Of course, philanthropic and government programs must support an adequate social safety net and deploy humanitarian assistance.
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Foreign Direct Investment: Which Nations Are Playing to Win? Milken Institute Rankings of 136 Countries Aids Governments, Investors
LOS ANGELES – Foreign direct investment has never been more important in catalyzing growth, whether
in the developed or developing world.
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The Fiscal Response to COVID-19 from African Governments
“We examine the different fiscal stimulus measures African governments have deployed in an effort to
combat the economic repercussions of this global pandemic.”
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Where the World Connects: Annual Milken Institute Global Conference Brings Together People Who "Get Things Done"
LOS ANGELES -- With the world full of complex geopolitical, social, and economic challenges that app
ear insoluble to many -- and in a world full of conferences that discuss them without driving change -- the Milken Institute Global Conference is unique.
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In Return to Global Health Multilateralism, U.S. Joins COVAX at a Critical Moment
U.S. support for COVAX and other initiatives could prove to be critical in the global effort to end
the devastation caused by COVID-19.
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Where the World Connects: Milken Institute Global Conference marries the power of convening with the power of ideas
LOS ANGELES – With the world full of complex challenges and no shortage of conferences that ponder t
hem, the Milken Institute Global Conference is unique in its determination to drive change.
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IFC-Milken Institute Newsletter: Spring 2022
Two New Cohorts of Scholars Join the Capital Markets Program
Our seventh cohort of IFC-Milken Insti
tute Capital Market Scholars arrived in Washington, DC, August of 2021, followed by our eighth cohort which began the program in January 2022.
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