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Africa: The Next Frontier for Fund Investors
With a bigger landmass and a larger consumer population than India, China, the U.S., and Europe
combined, Africa had attracted the attention of most international investors by the early 2000s.
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Africa: The Next Frontier for Fund Investors
With a bigger landmass and a larger consumer population than India, China, the U.S., and Europe co
mbined, Africa had attracted the attention of most international investors by the early 2000s.
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panel
Next-Gen Startups in the Middle East and Africa (Invite only)
MENA's startup ecosystem has become much more structured in recent years. The region now has ove
r 3,000 startups, with the UAE leading the pack as home to 42 percent of them, followed by Egypt with 12 percent.
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Reviving Trade and Investment Links Across the Red Sea (Invite only)
The ancient trade, investment, and cultural exchange between MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa is in t
he midst of a revival. Africa's market size has strong appeal for Middle Eastern investors and corporations.
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article
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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Outcome-based philanthropic giving can drive food security and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to Milken Institute report
(LOS ANGELES) Despite significant donor and philanthropic efforts, economic growth in sub-Saharan Af
rica continues to be hampered by agricultural diseases that sicken or kill livestock and contaminate crops.
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An Impactful Evolution: The Future of Collaborative Philanthropy in MENA (Invite only)
While philanthropy in the broadest sense has been deeply embedded in the Middle East and North A
frica (MENA) for centuries, the notion of "collaborative philanthropy" is relatively new.
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Tapping Capital Markets to Foster Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (Invite only)
In many economies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to about a third of GDP
and about 80 percent of employment.
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Greek financial crisis will force overhaul of European Monetary Union, argues Barry Eichengreen in latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES — Barry Eichengreen, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley, examines
the euro zone in the wake of the Greek crisis in the new edition of the Milken Institute Review. His conclusion?
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Unused tools of monetary policy could restore economic growth, according to the latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES -- Clark Johnson, the author of an acclaimed book on the causes of the Great Depression,
challenges those who believe that, in the fight to restore the American economy to full employment, monetary policy has run out of gas.
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The Lure of Big Profits Will Break the Deadlock on Climate Change Policy, Writes an Expert in Latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES — With 106 bills to address climate change before the 110th Congress, it is clear that g
lobal warming has moved out of the dusty drawers of environmental activists and into the spotlight of policymaking.
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The Brits Move Up - 2005 Milken Institute Capital Access Index Shows the U.K. Has World's Best Market for Entrepreneurs
For the first time since the rankings began, the United Kingdom tops this year′s Milken Institute Ca
pital Access Index. The index measures which nations have the best markets for entrepreneurs.
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