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Français Launch of Comoé capital, first impact fund Dedicated to SMEs and start-up in Côte d’IvoireNews | 03/04/2018 Comoé Capital, the first impact fund dedicated to the financing and support of Ivoirian SMEs and start-ups, officially launched its activities on March 29 following its first board of directors. Managed by Issa Sidibé, Comoé Capital is the fifth African fund sponsored by Investisseurs... |
 The African economy: Moving from imitation to innovationIntelligence & Analysis | 19/03/2018 I&P continues to explore the document "Fifteen years, Fifteen lessons from Africa", with a second chapter dedicated to the structural changes of Africa’s economy and markets. We focus this week on the lesson #4, in which we tell how the African economy has shifted dramatically... |
 I&P attends EVPA’s social impact measurement trainingNews | 16/03/2018 EVPA (the European Venture Philanthropy Association) and Social Value UK organize a social impact measurement and management training, hold in Brussels on March 15-16. Elodie Nocquet, ESG and Impact Director at I&P, will intervene to present I&P’s measurement and impact... |
 "Fifteen Years, fifteen lessons from Africa" : zoom on lesson n°3Intelligence & Analysis | 15/03/2018 The third lesson of the document “Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa” explores the new dynamics created by population growth and the emergence of the middle classes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This lesson closes the first chapter of the document, dedicated to the strategic... |
 Gender Inclusivity: a priority for Ghanaian company PEGEntrepreneurs | 09/03/2018 PEG is a young company headquartered in Ghana which aims to bring off-grid solar energy access to rural and peri-urban communities in West Africa by providing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar home systems to rural and remote customers. With the support of Power Africa, PEG is implementing... |
 On International Women’s Day, I&P shares its gender policy: Opportunities to Address the gender gap in African SMEsNews | 08/03/2018 International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. As a pioneering actor in African SME financing and in impact investing, I&P aims to promote... |
 "Fifteen Years, fifteen lessons from Africa": focus on lesson 2, business environment and integrityIntelligence & Analysis | 28/02/2018 I&P explores this week the second lesson from the document "Fifteen years, Fifteen lessons from Africa". Entitled "The business environment is improving, but in a gradual and disparate way, which engenders integrity risks for firms", the lesson presents some best practices to limit... |
 I&P presents impact investing at UNIDO-WAIPA Training Programme for Investment Promotion AgenciesNews | 23/02/2018 Agencies WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion) and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) organized on February 20-22 an Executive Training Programme for Investment Promotion Agencies on the impact investing movement and its potential to drive new resources... |
 "Fifteen years, fifteen lessons from Africa": focus on lesson 1Intelligence & Analysis | 19/02/2018"Fifteen years, fiteen lessons from Africa" is a new document published by I&P to present some key lessons learned from our 15-year experience in African SME and startup financing. Click here to learn more ► We focus this week on Lesson 1: "Africa is one continent, but a... |
 Launch of Miarakap, a Malagasy impact fund supported by IPDEV 2News | 09/02/2018 Miarakap, the first impact investment fund dedicated to the financing and support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups in Madagascar gathered today its partners and shareholders for its first closing, led by Emmanuel Cotsoyannis and the group Investisseurs &... |