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Français Enko Education: several students admitted to Yale and Bristol UniversityEntrepreneurs | 22/12/2016 Three of the students registered in Enko’s educational program have been admitted to the prestigious universities of Bristol (UK) and Yale (US). An encouraging start for Enko Education, which now counts a network of seven high schools across Sub-Saharan Africa. ► Read... |
 Carrière et Chaux du Mali publish a video on its activitiesEntrepreneurs | 16/12/2016 Carrière et Chaux du Mali (CCM), a company specialized in the production of quicklime and lime quarrying in which I&P invested last October, published a new video to present its activities. The company, directed by Madani Diallo, provides Malian farmers with a natural... |
 Siatol in Burkina Faso: a new video and a blogspot by MCE CapitalEntrepreneurs | 14/12/2016 MCE Capital recently published an article, featured in its newsletter as well on Siatol, a company based in Burkina Faso and specialized in the production of soya oil. ► Read the article on MCE Capital website A good opportunity to present the new video released last week to... |
 ‘’Rethinking business impacts on matters of general interest’’ : interview of JM Severino to the blog Ideas For DevelopmentIntelligence & Analysis | 12/12/2016While the French Development Agency was celebrating its 75th anniversary with a conference on “Commons and Development” early December, Jean-Michel Severino was interviewed on the topic by the blog Ideas for Development. Reflection on common goods continues to be influenced by a binary vision of... |
 GIIN Launches Impact Investing Trends ReportIntelligence & Analysis | 09/12/2016 A study released by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) at the opening today of its two-day Investor Forum 2016 in Amsterdam found that impact investors reported substantial growth over the last three years. The Impact Investing Trends: Evidence of a Growing Industry report has... |
 I&P participates to the GIIN investor Forum 2016 in AmsterdamNews | 08/12/2016 With over 80 speakers and 600 delegates from more than 30 countries across the world attending, the GIIN Investor Forum on 7-8 December is the landmark event for anyone involved in impact investment or interested to engage with the industry. Jean-Michel Severino, President of... |
 The founder of Eden Tree participates to a public debate organized by The Guardian in LondonEntrepreneurs | 07/12/2016 The Guardian is running a public debate on December 7 on Africa's agri-food sector on the following topic: “Is big business a force for good for African farmers?”. Catherine Krobo-Edusei, Founder and Director of Eden Tree in Ghana, participates to the panel, gathering someone from the... |
 A new report on poverty and shared prosperityIntelligence & Analysis | 05/12/2016The World Bank published a new report on the state of poverty in the world. The study says that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite the lethargic state of the global economy. But it warns that given projected growth trends, reducing high inequality may be a necessary component to... |
 I&P and USAID gather in Dakar to celebrate the new partnership for Investment Impact in AfricaNews | 01/12/2016 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) gathered on November 30 in Dakar to celebrate the new partnership, announced last October, that consists in launching an innovative impact investing and entrepreneurship acceleration... |
 I&P joins Global Entrepreneurship Week, celebrating its partnership with USAIDNews | 17/11/2016 I&P contributes to the Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 14-18 2016), the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and entrepreneurs who launch startups, bring new ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. Following the launch of the new partnership with... |