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Français SINERGI Niger exits from 2 companies of its portfolioEntrepreneurs | 10/11/2014SINERGI is an impact investment company founded in Niger in 2007 by IPDEV. Its investment strategy has been very entrepreneurial: SINERGI invests exclusively in start-ups and early-stage small growing businesses (SGBs), most of which are in formalization or still in the informal sector. Along with... |
 First reimbursement on Kiva loan from CDS (Mauritania)Entrepreneurs | 05/11/2014Kiva users who funded our pilot crowdfunding project received their first reimbursement last week from CDS via I&P Développement. The loan was dedicated to set up new solar water pumps in replacement for old oil-fueled pumps in the southern village of Wolomboni in Mauritania.3 months after the... |
 ACEP Madagascar and Nutri'Zaza: Main findings of the Impact Evaluation ReportsEntrepreneurs | 31/10/2014Investisseurs & Partenaires and Planète d'Entrepreneurs have carried two extensive impact studies on two SMES established in Madagascar: Nutri'Zaza and ACEP Madagascar. Read the Repot on Nutri'Zaza (in French)Read the Report on ACEP Madagascar (in French) Nutri'... |
 The New Africa': the Report published by the Financial TimesIn The Press | 30/10/2014The Financial Times has published early October a series of articles exploring the diverse aspects of Africa’s significant economic growth, that many call ‘Africa Rising’’. As stated in the introduction, “from Senegal to Kenya and from Morocco to Mozambique, Africa is enjoying an era of... |
 Investisseurs & Partenaires selected for the Impact Assets 50 2014News | 23/10/2014Investisseurs & Partenaires is very pleased to announce that it is has been selected this year for the ImpactAssets 50, an annually updated list that has become since its inception in 2011 a highly valuable source of information on the impact investing sector. As the first publicly available... |
 3 new countries are entering in I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs' portfolioNews | 15/10/2014IPAE has just made its first disbursements at Trianon in Gabon, Voltacars Rental Services (VRS) in Ghana and the Development Bank of the Comoros (BDC). These three inaugural partnerships in their respective countries broaden the scope of action of Investisseurs & Partenaires in 15... |
 I&P's October Newsletter is on lineNews | 15/10/2014 Edito Nicholas Colloff, Executive Director of the Argidius Foundation & Randall Kempner, CEO of the Aspen Network of Developement Entrepreneurs (ANDE) "ANDE and the Argidius Foundation are both active supporters of development entrepreneurs. ANDE contributes to focus... |
 IPDEV is awarded a €1 million grant from the Argidius-ANDE Finance ChallengeNews | 30/09/2014On the brink of its 1st closing, IPDEV 2 is awarded a 1 million EUR grant from the Argidius-ANDE Finance ChallengeI&P Développement was announced winner of the Argidius-ANDE Challenge and received a 1 million EUR grant at the Annual ANDE Meeting held on 9/29th at Glencove. This challenge awards... |
 "Measuring impact" a global framing thought on tools and methodsIntelligence & Analysis | 24/09/2014The Impact Measurement Working Group of the Social Impact Investing Taskforce, established by the G8, launched last week Measuring Impact, a report highlighting key recommendations for the future of impact measurement. The report was launched in conjunction with the overarching Social Impact... |
 "Revolutionizing access to finance for African SMEs" JM Severino on MFW4AIntelligence & Analysis | 24/09/2014"Over the past decade Africa has experienced a 5% growth across the continent. This surprising and spectacular growth attracts investors from around the world. They are both forced to change their perception about what contains profound upheaval, and seduced by what is now considered as... |