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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
Part 2: Fueling Africa's Creative and Innovation Economy
Africa's creative industries represent a significant and high-potential economic driver across t
he continent.
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Africa Leaders Business Council Roundtable (Invite only)
This Africa Leaders Business Council quarterly meeting is a forum for front-runners in African i
nvestment, growth, and development.
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Securing Africa's Future: Regional Collaboration for Shared Resources, Stability, and Growth
In an era in which financial and economic resilience, political stability, and security are incr
easingly interconnected, this session explores the intersection of finance, governance, and defense in Africa.
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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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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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Part 2: Investing in Infrastructure for the World's Fastest-Growing Continent
From critical transportation networks to renewable energy grids, African economies face an infra
structure financing gap exceeding $170 billion annually.
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Staying Afloat as Debt Burdens Rise: What Are Solutions for Emerging Markets? (Invite only)
From food security threats to increasing levels of climate exposure, and, in the case of Africa,
booming population needs, emerging markets are facing an ever-higher number of urgent challenges requiring meaningful government intervention.
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article
Interview: Yawa Hansen-Quao on Strengthening Public Service and Civil Society to Build Back Better
Key Takeaways
Below are some of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversation with Y
awa Hansen-Quao – Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders – a youth-t
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Where the World Connects: Annual Milken Institute Global Conference Brings Together People Who "Get Things Done"
LOS ANGELES -- With the world full of complex geopolitical, social, and economic challenges that app
ear insoluble to many -- and in a world full of conferences that discuss them without driving change -- the Milken Institute Global Conference is unique.
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