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News: Health Finance Coalition Announces First Close of AfricInvest Managed Transform Health Fund
June 7, 2023
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Economic Growth and Trade
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
New impact fund begins investing in scalable healthcare solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Invest in Emerging Economies to Protect Our Future
April 20, 2023
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Economic Growth and Trade
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Access to Finance
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Chemonics' CEO and president Jamey Butcher penned an article for Fast Company about emerging and frontier economies and their role in the game-changing solutions needed to unlock creative problem-solving to tackle the global crises of our times.
News: USAID-funded Jobs, Opportunities, and Business Success (JOBS) Activity in Tunisia Strengthens Resilience of Pandemic-Affected Enterprises
November 10, 2022
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Economic Growth and Trade
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
USAID’s JOBS Activity in Tunisia launched an innovative online marketplace to assist SMEs affected by the pandemic with obtaining funding to stay afloat and grow their operations.
Conservation Trust Funds and the Cubango-Okavango River Basin
July 12, 2022
4 Minute Read
Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management
Climate Change
Environmental and Climate Risk Management
Financial Services and Access to Finance
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Managing river basin resources across national boundaries can be challenging. Conservation trust funds, which are fit for context and purpose, offer a sustainable option.
Creativity and Innovation Can Save the Day
April 21, 2022
5 Minute Read
Cross-Sector Development
Economic Growth and Trade
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Agriculture and Food Security
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Innovation & Investment Senior Advisor Lauren Behr discusses the urgency for innovation and the difficulty of scaling it to respond to today’s challenges on this World Creativity & Innovation Day.
3 Building Blocks for Mobilizing Inclusive Climate Finance
February 2, 2022
5 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources
Economic Growth and Trade
Access to Finance
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
During a time when the private sector acknowledges the economic impact of climate change, international development partners must commit to easing bottlenecks that prevent corporate participation from mobilizing towards climate solutions. These building blocks highlight methods to incentivize private sector investment in inclusive climate action.
Navigating Enterprise-Destroying Pitfalls in SME Assistance
February 1, 2022
5 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade
Access to Finance
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Jafar Shami and Daniel Kim share three common pitfalls when delivering assistance to SMEs and in response, offer actionable solutions and tools to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Guiding Principles for Integrating the Private Sector in Democracy and Governance
November 18, 2021
5 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Business Enabling Environment
Democracy and Governance
Local Governance and Decentralization
The private sector plays a critical role in advocating for better governance and strengthening democratic systems. So why are they often overlooked?