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Français I&P's Newsletter of July 2018: Focus on the launch of Comoé CapitalNews | 20/07/2018I&P publishes the third newsletter of 2018, with a focus on the recent launch of the impact fund Comoé Capital, sponsored by IPDEV 2 : • Edito of Joël Cadier, Chairman of Comoé Capital • Focus on the launching event of Comoé Capital, in March 2018 • Portrait of Fidèle Diomandé,... |
 Interview of Fidèle Diomandé, founder of Ivoirian publishing house VallesseEntrepreneurs | 18/07/2018 Comoé Capital’s first investment as part of the Education Impact Fund (an initiative supported by the Jacobs Foundation), Vallesse is an Ivoirian publishing house founded in 2005 by Fidèle Diomandé, an entrepreneur committed to youth education in Côte d'Ivoire. VALLESSE's editorial... |
 Publication of the 6th ESG & Impact Reporting of the fund IPAE 1News | 17/07/2018 Launched in 2012, the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 (IPAE 1) closed its investment phase in 2017 with two investments in Malian companies, bringing to 29 the total number of African SMEs in portfolio. The publication of the sixth ESG & Impact annual reporting is the opportunity... |
 Lesson 9: "Small businesses in Africa need patient capital and time to grow"Intelligence & Analysis | 06/07/2018 With the lesson n°9 from "Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa", we continue to share insights about key elements characterizing the impact investing sector and we focus here on the frequent need to extend the investment period when targeting small and young enterprises in Africa.... |
 EMPEA’s Report on SDGs, with a case study on I&PIntelligence & Analysis | 04/07/2018 EMPEA (an independent organization for private capital in emerging markets) published a new report entitled “Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Main Practices”. The report also features several case studies, including one on I&P’s alignment strategy... |
 The Education Impact Fund makes a first investment: Editions VallesseNews | 26/06/2018 The Education Impact Fund (EIF), an impact fund dedicated to education in Côte d'Ivoire, announces a first investment in the company Vallesse Editions. Launched in November 2017 in partnership with the Jacobs Foundation, the EIF is managed by Comoé Capital, the first investment company... |
 Which economic model to support SMEs? Focus on Lesson n°8Intelligence & Analysis | 25/06/2018 The eight lesson of the document "Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa" analyzes I&P’s choice to focus on small investments led by African entrepreneurs in fragile states. This represents an impact choice, motivated by the fact that there are very few financing solutions... |
 Enko Education launches two new schools in Mali and Burkina FasoEntrepreneurs | 18/06/2018 African International Schools group Enko Education has announced the launch of two new schools, which will open at the beginning of the new academic year in September 2018: Enko Bamako International School in Bamako, Mali and Enko Ouaga International School in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.... |
 The GIIN released its annual Impact Investor Survey: Key learnings and FiguresIntelligence & Analysis | 14/06/2018The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) published the 8th edition of its Annual Impact Investor Survey, a comprehensive assessment of data on the global impact investing market comprising data and insights from 229 of the world’s leading impact investors, among which Investisseurs &... |