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Français EVPA Releases Annual SurveyIntelligence & Analysis | 05/01/2015EVPA released its 2013/2014 survey, an important yearly indication of the growth of the Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment sector.Download the Report This year’s report shows notably:A 28% increase in average spend per organization from €6.3 million to €8.0 million over the past... |
 Unlocking Equity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs in AfricaIn The Press | 15/12/2014 David Munnich and Hugues Vincent-Genod, Investment Officers at Investisseurs & Partenaires, published an article on the blog managed by Business Fights Poverty, a large network of business and development professionals. The article explores the following issue: is it possible to... |
 “Entrepreneurs are Transforming Africa”: Tony Elumelu for The EconomistIn The Press | 05/12/2014Tony Elumelu explores the upcoming trends transforming African economy in the special edition “The World in 2015” published annually by The Economist. Because of their “potential to transform society”, Elumelu underlines the crucial political and social role African entrepreneurs will play in the... |
 Which Energy policies for Sustainable Development? 11th AFD-Proparco-EUDN ConferenceNews | 03/12/2014 The 11th conference organized by the AFD (French Development Agency), Proparco and EUDN (European Development Research Network) is held on December 3rd in Paris. The conference focuses this year on the topic of energy, raising the key question: which energy policies for sustainable... |
 Third Annual I&P's Seminar in ParisNews | 27/11/2014The annual meeting gathering the entrepreneurs supported by I&P is held on November 27 and 28 in the premises of the Business School HEC Paris. The Seminar focuses this year on a particularly crucial issue for African SMEs: the Management Information System (MIS). This was the opportunity for... |
 Save the Date : 3rd Africa Finance Conference to be held in February 2015 in ParisNews | 25/11/2014 Kusuntu-le-Club, Orrick Rambaud Martel and Investisseurs & Partenaires are organizing the third edition of the Africa Finance Conference, entitled “Impact and Returns through Responsible Investments in Corporate Africa”. The conference will be held in Paris on February 12 2015. Visit the... |
 J.-M. Severino interviewed on Europe 1In The Press | 22/11/2014Jean-Michel Severino, CEO of I&P, was interviewed on November 22th on Europe 1 by Anne Sinclair. An opportunity to review the current political, economical and social changes on the African continent. Listen to the interview on Europe 1's website J... |
 "Collaborating for Social Impact": EVPA Annual ConferenceNews | 18/11/2014On November 17th and 18th, EVPA holds its annual conference in Berlin. Under the theme “Collaborating for Social Impact: the Next 10 Years”, the conference covers various topics, from crowdfunding to impact measurement and from exits to government regulations. Olivier Lafourcade, member of the... |
 IMF Report: Regional Economic Outlook Sub-Saharan AfricaIntelligence & Analysis | 14/11/2014 The International Monetary Fund published last October its new Regional Economic Outlook, "SubSaharan Africa: Staying the Course". Pierrick Baraton, Impact Assesment Officer at I&P, summarized the report. Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa still offers... |
 J.-M. Severino’s Intervention at the Africa SME Champions ForumNews | 11/11/2014More than 300 African SMEs and 100 representatives of financial institutions are coming together these November 11th and 12th for the Africa SME Champions Forum. Investisseurs & Partenaires’ President, Jean-Michel Severino, takes part to a conference focused on SME’s financing. In a... |