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Innovative Financing Models for Energy Infrastructure in Africa
As of 2014, the infrastructure needs of Sub-Saharan Africa were expected to exceed US$93B annually
over 10 years.
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Innovative Finance to Address Africa’s Infrastructure Needs
As of 2015, African state governments had financed infrastructure development on their balance shee
ts alone, resulting in slower progress constrained by budgetary restrictions. In many regions across the African continent, the poor state of infrast
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AgriTech in Africa: Why an AgriTech Innovation Competition?
AgriTech, the use of emerging technologies to help farmers become more efficient and profitable, pr
omises to help revitalize and potentially revolutionize agriculture all over the world.
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Electricity Access in Africa: Why a Green Energy Innovation Competition?
This report explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding accessible energy in Africa, emph
asizing sustainable solutions that drive progress and prosperity.
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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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Common Capital Market Infrastructure for East Africa: Options for the Way Forward
Growth in capital markets in the East African Community (EAC) has not kept up with the pace of econ
omic growth.
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Can Stock Exchanges Support the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Lessons from India, South Africa, and Jamaica
Despite their importance in creating private-sector jobs and diversifying economies, small to mediu
m-sized enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to access adequate finance.
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A Global Early Warning System for Pandemics: Perspectives from the Front Lines
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in the world’s ability to detect, track, and analyze pa
ndemic threats.
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Financing the Control of Tuberculosis
As of 2015, roughly one third of the world’s population, mostly in poorer countries, carried tuberc
ulosis bacteria in their system. Given the characteristics of airborne diseases like tuberculosis, coordination among national and international age
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Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa through New Business Council
Washington DC, July 2 2024—The Milken Institute today announced the launch of the Africa Leaders Bus
iness Council.
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Financing Global Early Warning Systems Country Case Study: Kenya
Kenya experienced a significant economic slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenya’s extensive a
viation connections throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia make Kenya one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.
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Creating Equitable Food Systems with Holistic, Data-Based Solutions
As executive director of the World Food Programme, I saw firsthand destitute hunger causing pain and
suffering in communities around the world.,
Research and experience confirm that an equitable food system is driven by resilient enterprises.
, Reactionary solutions are insufficient for solving the food and malnutrition crisis. Of course, philanthropic and government programs must support an adequate social safety net and deploy humanitarian assistance.
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