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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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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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IFC-Milken Institute Capital Market Scholars Graduation Ceremony (Invite only)
Since 2016 the IFC-Milken Institute Capital Markets Program has trained over 160 Scholars from f
inance ministries, central banks, stock exchanges, and financial regulatory bodies across more than 45 developing and emerging economies.
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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: A Reality Check on the Promise of "Billions to Trillions"
For many years now, there has been widespread recognition that attracting more private capital t
o developing and emerging economies will be crucial in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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The Case for International Aid and Investing in Global Development
Emerging from a global pandemic, the world is met with escalating geopolitical tensions in Europ
e, persistent instability in the Middle East, enduring poverty across Africa, and the impacts of climate change around the world.
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May 3 at 4:00 pm PDT | Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: A Reality Check on the Promise of "Billions to Trillions"
For many years now, there has been widespread recognition that attracting more private capital to
developing and emerging economies will be crucial in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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May 4 at 8:30 am PDT | Blending Finance and Technology: Accelerating Solutions for Sustainable Development
Over the coming decade, a wave of innovative, high-impact agricultural technologies will have the
potential to increase productivity, raising yields and incomes.
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