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Français Entrepreneurs of the Afrique Créative programme respond to the Covid-19 crisisEntrepreneurs | 03/08/2020 Following the Covid-19 global pandemic, all economic activities were slowed down, with international travel totally banned between March and June in France and Belgium. In the countries of our entrepreneurs, containment and curfews have been put in place. Remote working has become... |
 I&P's July Newsletter is online!News | 16/07/2020 I&P's quaterly newsletter has just been published. The edition of July 2020 notably includes: • An editorial signed by Nathalie Akon Gabala de la Mastercard Foundation • A focus on the launch of the program I&P Acceleration in Sahel, in partnership with the European... |
 I&P makes a new investment in MadagascarNews | 16/07/2020 Despite a global context strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE 2) continues its investment activity and welcomes in its portfolio a new Malagasy company, SOAFIARY, operating in the agro-food sector. ... |
 New Crystal has set itself the goal of serving more income groupsEntrepreneurs | 13/07/2020 The private health care group New Crystal Health Services (NCHS), which is dedicated to the urban poor, has set itself the goal of serving more income groups. They plan to use the recently acquired capital, following I&P and IFC investments, to expand and acquire state-of-the-art... |
 Interview of Bachir Rockya Lahilaba, founder of Sahel DélicesEntrepreneurs | 13/07/2020 The covid-19 pandemic has led to the implementation of lockdown measures in many African countries. These had a deep impact on economic activities, particularly on small and medium-sized enterprises. In this context, I&P, FERDI and the Club Africain des Entrepreneurs are working... |
 I&P launches new program I&P Acceleration in Sahel, financed by the European UnionNews | 10/07/2020 Investisseurs & Partenaires is pleased to announce the launch of I&P Acceleration in Sahel, a €15.5 million program financed by the European Union to support the growth and development of 300 start-ups and small businesses in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin. Find out more on the... |
 Impact Management Principles: I&P publishes its disclosure statementNews | 09/07/2020I&P was one of the founding signatory of the Operating Principles for Impact Management, a market standard for the impact investing sector, defined by the International Finance Corporation. A year after the launch, I&P is presenting its first annual Disclosure Statement. This... |
 Publication of the ESG and Impact reports of IPAE 1 and IPAE 2News | 08/07/2020 Inaugurated in 2012, I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 (IPAE 1) fund closed its investment period in 2017 with 29 African SMEs in its portfolio. The publication of this annual report, in a period of disinvestment, thus allows us to evaluate the main impacts of the fund and its portfolio... |
 An article relates the story of Ghanaian company Eden TreeEntrepreneurs | 24/06/2020 The online magazine "How we made it in Africa" publishes an interview of Catherine Krobo Edusei, CEO and founder of Eden Tree. The company, supported by IPAE 1 since 2015, has become the leading independent provider of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs in Ghana. The article relates the... |
 The GIINs launches the 10th edition of the Annual Impact Investor SurveyIntelligence & Analysis | 12/06/2020 The 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey is the 10th edition of the GIIN’s flagship report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the impact investing market. This edition captures data from 294 of the world’s leading impact investors, who collectively manage USD 404 billion of impact... |