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Upcoming Events | Africa
Upcoming events that will mobilize the Milken Institute’s Africa stakeholders and the Africa Leaders
Business Council include the following:
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Featured Past Events | Africa
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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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Shannon Stroud
Shannon has over 25 years financial services and private capital experience and currently is a Di
rector with Milken Institute’s Center for Global Market Development where she works to inform financial and economic policy across developing and emerging m
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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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Financial Inclusion at the Frontier: Exploring the Landscape of Digital Asset Regulation in Africa
Forty-seven percent of Nigerians reportedly use cryptocurrencies, one of the highest rates in the wo
rld.
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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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FinTech in Focus — June 18, 2024
In This Newsletter
Return of the Roaring Kitty
Spot Ethereum ETPs and Tokenization's New Momentum
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IT21 Passes the House
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