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Using public-private partnerships to tackle extreme poverty

Jun 6, 2019

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) shakes hands with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at the Gleneagles Hotel for the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland July 7, 2005. Aid, debt relief and climate change will top the agenda when leaders of the G8 - the Group of Seven industrialised nations plus Russia - meet for three days in Gleneagles. UNICS REUTERS/Jim Young CRB - RP6DRNASDOAA

Solid business models that can attract private investment to blend with public funds are the best driver for spreading sustainable growth in underdeveloped regions. Image: REUTERS/Jim Young CRB

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