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Français Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in AfricaIntelligence & Analysis | 20/11/2013Mc Kinsey plublished a report intitled "Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa ". According to the report " Only 16 percent of the population is online, and the Internet’s contribution to GDP is half that in other emerging regions. But the lions are now stirring. A... |
 JM Severino is giving a speech at Europhilantopics - EVPA conferenceNews | 14/11/2013Jean-Michel Severino is giving a speech at Philantopics on " What role can philanthropists and policymakers play in nurturing economic growth and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa?" Voir le programme |
 The funding gap for SMEs in developing countries reaches $ 2 000 billion according to IFCIntelligence & Analysis | 13/11/2013"The funding gap for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries reached 2,000 billion dollars," according to the report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).SMEs are facing many challenges in developing countries, however, access to finance remains by far the main... |
 A new economic path for Sub-Saharan African countries through Private Impact EquityIntelligence & Analysis | 24/10/2013Article by Jean-Michel Severino and Pierrick Baraton Private equity investments are on the rise in Africa and, adjusting for economy size, are as important to the continent as for the average emerging market economy. Download the article IPDEV is now raising funds to develop an innovative... |
 Investing in the Missing Middle for Poverty Alleviation: Small and Growing Businesses, the subject of the ANDE reportIntelligence & Analysis | 15/10/2013Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs), defined as growth-oriented firms employing between 5 and 250 people, and seeking between $20,000 and $2 million in investment capital. These are small firms with the potential to grow and generate economic development and job creation, but face constraints to... |
 Erik Orsenna, French novelist and member of the Académie Française, sponsors IPDEV’s fundraisingNews | 30/09/2013More than twenty years ago, and with Eric Fottorino and Christophe Guillemin, we wrote a book called “Need of Africa” (*). There was no lack of pitying smiles and sneers. We were treated, at best, as “good people”.Today the situation has changed. The continent to our south is growing fast. It has a... |
 IOT a sea cucumber enterprise, a model for aquaculture investmentIn The Press | 31/07/2013Farming Sea Cucumbers in Malagasy VillagesBlue Ventures’ project builds on research by the Universities of Belgium and Mons, in a partnership with the Malagasy University of Toliara’s Institute of Fisheries and Marine Science, which have developed a patented method of sea cucumber hatchery... |
 “Investisseurs & Partenaires" company is pleased to announce the final closing of its private equity fund “I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs” at Euro 54 MillionNews | 02/06/2013 Launched in May 2012, the private equity fund IPAE dedicated to SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa, announce its third and final closing at around € 54 million, ahead of its initial target. The Funds counts now 37 investors. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE IPAE FUND IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE... |
 I&P is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)News | 20/05/2013I&P joined the PRI Initiative as a natural continuity of its commitment to impact investment and is happy to be formally part of the global movement contributing to a more sustainable global financial system.The I&P’s meaningful contribution to the PRI community will be through its... |
Ernst & Young’s attractiveness survey: Africa 2013, Getting down to businessIntelligence & Analysis | 17/05/2013This 2013 report is organized in 4 chapters:Africa’s rise is realHowever, FDI numbers do not fully reflect the broader growth storyThe perception gap remains a barrier for new investorsFocus on enabling those already doing business in Africa Find here some interesting quotes :“By 2035, the... |