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IGD launched Development Partners in fall 2011 and has since hosted a number of successful events between business leaders and U.S. government officials. The network is hitting the ground running in 2012 with several opportunities for companies to engage with senior Administration and Congressional officials as well as with their business peers to align and [...]
One way U.S. government development agencies can move toward a 21st century development model that involves a more strategic relationship with business is by strengthening development finance tools. While these tools were adequate for a time when foreign assistance was a straightforward relationship between governments, they have yet to catch up to take full advantage [...]
As part of USAID’s Partnership Forum on The Strategic Value of Connecting Business and Development held October 20th, IGD co-sponsored the lunch event, at which Administrator Raj Shah gave the keynote address entitled “Embracing the Role of the Private Sector in Development.” The speech signaled that in the same way companies are making development part of their core [...]
Following the Frontier 100 Forum in New York City, IGD organized meetings for interested CEOs with a number of U.S. government agencies focused on increased investment and economic development in Africa. The purpose of the meetings was to generate increased awareness of major U.S. government development initiatives that stimulate private sector activity in Africa as well as the availability [...]
As a complement to IGD’s Frontier 100, we are launching a new network, Development Partners, which consists of executives with business interests in frontier markets who are committed to advancing more private sector-oriented U.S. global development strategies. The group has three objectives: • Serve as a forum for companies to share knowledge about partnering for development [...]
