A new approach to finance could unlock access to energy for 600 million Africans

Feb 28, 2020

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Andrew Herscowitz

Executive Director for North America, ODI

Hela Cheikhrouhou

Vice-President, Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, International Finance Corporation

Milagros Rivas Saiz

Chief of Advisory Services, Interamerican Development Bank Group

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A new approach to finance could unlock access to energy for 600 million Africans

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