After the recent success of the Regional Roaming Agreement, landmark progress on economic competitiveness and innovation has been achieved in the region.

Børge Brende and Martina Larkin · Euractiv 08 Nov 2019

Private Investors

How private equity can fund the fight against climate change

Investors are funding large-scale renewable projects in emerging markets – and with the rise of microgrids and numerous sustainable businesses the opportunities are rich for private equity.

Jennifer Wong 15 Oct 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change

Climate change has thrown Earth's weather patterns into chaos, as earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes are now commonplace in many countries, the global bank is urging cities to invest i...

Elisa Palazzo · The Conversation 07 Oct 2019

India

What the private sector can do for India's economic growth

The private sector has played a huge role in India’s development and is largely responsible for the phenomenal growth registered by the country since the economy was opened up in 1991.

Chandrajit Banerjee 01 Oct 2019

Digital Economy and Society

How private investment can boost education access and quality in the digital economy

Education can close achievement gaps and lift communities and individuals from poverty. As literacy rates rise around the world, the link between education and income is more evident. At ...

Jennifer Wong 17 Sep 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Southern Africa establishes a ‘climate finance facility’

The Green Climate Fund has committed $56 million, along with an initial capitalisation of $100 million from the Development Bank of South Africa.

Smart Cities World · Smart Cities World 13 Sep 2019

Africa

Ethiopia is Africa’s new growth engine – here’s why

With impressive growth rates and a youthful population, Ethiopia could be an economic powerhouse if it overcomes its structural problems.

Alexandre Raffoul and Vijay Raju 06 Sep 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Impact investing: a shot in the arm for African healthcare

This socially conscious form of investment can help plug the gaps in healthcare left by the struggling public sector in many African countries.

Ken Gustavsen 03 Sep 2019

Africa

4 ways to become a 'business baobab' on the African economic landscape

With AfCFTA coming into force next year, would-be pan-African success stories need to consider how to operate across such a diverse set of markets.

Acha Leke 02 Sep 2019

Africa

How can the African private sector woo China?

African businesses must understand why the reasons why the Chinese have opted for lending rather than investment over the decade.

Jinghao Lu 01 Sep 2019

Africa

Africa's food system needs a better class of middlemen

Cultivating so-called 'inclusive intermediaries' – companies who source from smallholder farmers – would benefit the agricultural value chain across the continent.

Chris Mitchell 01 Sep 2019

Africa

How 'agritech' could lead Africa's rising start-up scene

E-commerce start-up Jumia was the first African company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It's now a guiding light for a host of innovative companies from the agricultural sector.

Mohammed Al-Beity 30 Aug 2019

Private Investors

Sustainable development funding is broken. Here's how to fix it

With the latest figures showing a decline in SDG investments, we must move on from the sporadic funding of isolated projects.

Charlotte Petri Gornitzka 15 Aug 2019

Sustainable Development

Sustainable investment is on the rise - here's how to connect the dots

The World Economic Forum's ESG ecosystem is a first step in understanding the emerging but under-regulated sustainable investment field.

Katherine Brown 14 Aug 2019

Africa

3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa

Building an artificial intelligence-led business in Africa comes with a unique set of challenges not experienced by entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley

Jaco Maritz 12 Aug 2019

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