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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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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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Recent Milken Institute Speakers
Every year, the Milken Institute Global Conference brings together more than 800 of the brightest mi
nds across sectors including:
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO, Qualcomm
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US Foreign Policy in a Complex World (Invite only)
The challenges and opportunities facing US foreign policymakers displays a degree of continuity
across successive administrations.
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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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Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation Announce Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Finalists
25 teams to share $250,000 in funding to refine, develop, and demonstrate their breakthrough ideas i
n Africa
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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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Justine Leigh-Bell - Stories from the Field
Milken Institute: You’ve collaborated with the Milken Institute on several occasions, including tw
o Financial Innovations Labs exploring pathways to growing the green bond market [available
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