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Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
Young demographics and decisive government leadership spared many African countries from worst-c
ase COVID-19 scenarios early on. But the pandemic has sent the continent into its first recession in 25 years. What is the path for recovery?
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Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
October 20 at 11:30 am PDT/2:30 pm EDT
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene, about genomics research and pre
cision medicine in Africa, as well as his company's response to COVID-19.
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Interview with Lionel Zinsou: Priorities for Private Sector Growth and Attracting Investment in a Post-Pandemic Africa
Lionel Zinsou, Founder and Managing Partner of SouthBridge and former Prime Minister of Benin talk
s to COVID-19 Africa Watch about opportunities for private sector growth and investment post-COVID-19.
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene:
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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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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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podcast episode
Ep. 102: Humanitarian, with the Hilton Foundation’s Peter Laugharn
“Every society is more fragile than we realize, and every society can be taken advantage of.
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Predicting Pandemics: Mobilizing an Active Global Surveillance System
October 16 at 7:15 am PDT/10:15 am EDT
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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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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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