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Leilani Jimenez
Leilani Jimenez is an Associate in the Research Department at the Milken Institute. In this role,
she supports the department's research portfolio in health economics, regional economics, and international finance.
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Africa: Next Frontier for the Creative Economy
The digital and creative economies in Africa continue to expand. While the continent’s digital e
conomy is projected to grow six times by 2050 to over $700 billion, the creative artistic economy is especially explosive.
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What's Next for Impact Investing in Africa?
An estimated $4 trillion is needed annually from private investors to help finance development p
riorities and accelerate sustainable, inclusive growth around the world.
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Africa in the Driver’s Seat: The New Rush for Africa (Invite only)
With increasing trade and financial flows across the "global South," rising food and resource in
security in more developed markets, and the growing scramble for cobalt, lithium and other "rare earths", African countries are being courted on many sides f
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AgriTech Winners
About the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Winners
In April 2021, the Milken Institute and the Mots
epe Foundation launched the Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program
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Scaling Innovation: Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Award Announcement and Reception
The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is a collaboration between the Milken Institute and
the Motsepe Foundation advancing technological progress towards the UN SDGs.
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Emerging Markets: Clearer Skies Ahead
As emerging economies in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia continue to recover from the
COVID-19 pandemic, many emerging market economies look better positioned than they were during the Global Financial Crisis.
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Strategic Philanthropy Around the World
From ubuntu in Southern Africa to sadaka enriching Swahili, to zakat and tzedaka among related t
erms for the same benefit in the cultures of the Near and Middle East, philanthropy around the world is anything but one-size-fits-all.
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Democratizing Capital for Energy and Sustainable Growth Transitions
If COP 27 proved anything, it is that pledges to achieve sustainable development, resilience, an
d technology solutions will not be met by unfunded pledges at international conferences, but by rational financing.
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Frontier Market Investing: Outlook, Risks, and the $Trillion Opportunity
Investing in emerging and frontier markets entails a level of risk that keeps many investors awa
y. But in many cases, these countries have the fastest-growing economies, with massive consumer markets and major infrastructure opportunities.
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Milken Institute Leaders Share Expertise at United Nations General Assembly Week
NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 20, 2023) — The Milken Institute is on the ground at the 78th Se
ssion of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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The Milken Institute, Motsepe Foundation Announce Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
LOS ANGELES AND JOHANNESBURG (May 1, 2023) — Today, the Milken Institute and the Motsepe F
oundation today announced
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