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Français EVPA Site Visit to Investisseurs & PartenairesNews | 23/06/2015 On the 23rd of June, several EVPA members gather in Paris for a site visit at Investisseurs & Partenaires. Twice a year, EVPA (European Venture Philanthropy Association) organizes site visits in one of its member organizations. These visits are conceived as an opportunity to look... |
 First intra-african transaction of carbon credits in West AfricaEntrepreneurs | 16/06/2015 The long-term rental company VRS, based in Ghana, is developing a strong environmental strategy thanks to a carbon and chooses to offset its carbon footprint with the support of Investisseurs & Partenaires and Ecosur Afrique, the leading carbon finance group in... |
 “Raising African capital is increasingly possible”: I&P and the ANDE present the handbook "Investing in Africa’s SGBs"In The Press | 12/06/2015 Hugues Vincent-Genod (Investment officer at I&P) and Kate McElliot (Director of Strategic Development at ANDE) explain in the article "Attracting African Capital to invest in African Small and Growing Businesses" the relevance of the newly released handbook “Investing in Africa’s Small... |
Two reports explore the links between private sector and developmentIntelligence & Analysis | 11/06/2015 The European Venture Philanthropic Association (EVPA) published last May a report called ‘Corporate Social Impact Strategies – New Paths for Collaborative Growth’ highlighting the increased activities of corporations in investment oriented approaches to deliver social impact.... |
 Forbes Afrique publishes an article on the Mauritanian company CDSEntrepreneurs | 08/06/2015 Following NEST (Senegal), IOT (Madagascar) and Agrisatch (Benin), Forbes Afrique highlights the company CDS, a SME providing access to water and electricity to rural communities in Mauritania. The article reviews the activities of the company as well as the impacts... |
 Investisseurs & Partenaires attends the European Development DayNews | 03/06/2015 Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) co-organises two sessions during the European Development Days, held in Brussels on June 3 and 4, to present the project Small is Powerful. Initiated by I&P and the photographer Joan Bardeletti, the project investigates the impacts of... |
 La Laiterie du Berger innovates to better support Senegalese farmersEntrepreneurs | 29/05/2015 Last november, La Laiterie du Berger (LDB) submitted an application for the call for proposed announced by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) "Innovative solutions for food security". The Senegalese company, specialized in the local production of dairy products,... |
 "Investing in African SGBs": a handbook to foster investment in AfricaNews | 26/05/2015 Investisseurs & Partenaires published this week the handbook "Investing in Africa's Small and Growing Businesses", a new tool to foster the development of early-stage SME investment in Africa and encourage the rise of new investors on the continent. As stated by Jean-Michel... |
 6th International exhibition of renewable energy in DakarEntrepreneurs | 18/05/2015CDS, a Mauritanian company offering water and electricity services in the rural zones of the country, particpipated to the 6th international exhibition on renewable energy and the environment in Africa, held in Dakar late April. The Exhibition is meant as a framework for the... |
 Main findings from the Impact Investor Survey 2015Intelligence & Analysis | 13/05/2015 The Global Impact Investing Newtork (GIIN) and J.P Morgan have recently published the new edition of the annual impact investor survey, that captures data from 146 impact investors (17% increase from last year), among which appears Investisseurs & Partenaires. In its fifth year,... |