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Framing the Issues: Building Securitization Markets in Africa to Advance the SDGs
Despite their promise, securitization markets are under-developed in many developing and emerging m
arket countries, including across the continent of Africa, where the SDG financing gap is the widest.
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Accelerating Securitization in Africa to Finance the SDGs: Future Flow Securitizations
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) set an ambitious development agenda to reduce poverty by 2
030 and an equally ambitious agenda to finance them.
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panel
South Africa Tour Day Two (Invite only)
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South Africa Tour Day Two (Invite only)
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South Africa Tour Day One (Invite only)
video
Vivian Nwakah: Advancing Equitable Access to Safer Medication in Africa
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Vivian Nwakah, Founder and CEO of Medsaf, about addressing the inef
ficiencies and inequalities in African healthcare systems.
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video
Frank Aswani: Strengthening Africa’s Social Investment Ecosystem to Help Tackle COVID-19
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Frank Aswani about ways to bolster Africa’s social investment e
cosystem to help the continent’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
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Reclaiming the Narrative: Redefining Womanhood in MEA (Invite only)
Despite popular narratives of repressive and exploitative attitudes toward women in the Middle E
ast and Africa, the region has experienced an unprecedented transformation in the last decade.
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The New Energy Order: A Shift Towards Renewables
Renewable energy is at the forefront of regional economic development in the Middle East and Afr
ica.
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Data and Disease: Detecting and Solving Global Health Threats (Invite only)
The growing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCD)—such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovas
cular disease—is increasing the burden on health systems in the Middle East and Africa.
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CNBC Reception (Invite only)
Please join leaders from CNBC and the Milken Institute to celebrate a successful Middle East and
Africa Summit with a private dinner at Cafe Milano Abu Dhabi, the celebrated outpost of the acclaimed Washington, DC, restaurant, offering handmade pastas,
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Unlocking Trillions: The Potential of an African Continental Trade Area
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) are perceived as a source of natural resources, rather than cen
ters for manufacturing, distribution, and technology.
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