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IGD and the Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University hosted an intimate dinner conversation on February 9, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The dinner featured a spirited exchange of ideas about Kenya’s economic complexity and its prospects for growth in coming decades. Frontier 100 CEOs in attendance included James Mwangi, CEO & Managing Director [...]
“Investing in successful African businesses will advance an expanding cycle of economic activity and development, which I believe will produce world-class multinational corporations – and long-term prosperity for Africa’s people – by the end of this century.” – Papa Madiaw Ndiaye Papa Madiaw Ndiaye is the Founding Partner and CEO of Advanced Finance & Investment [...]
IGD and the Aspen Institute’s Partners for a New Beginning – North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (PNB-NAPEO) presented a dinner in Marrakech, Morocco on January 16 to discuss increasing economic growth in the Maghreb. Nearly 50 participants including CEOs from North Africa, U.S. government officials and regional political leaders gathered to build relationships 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 [...]
IGD Leadership Council co-chairs Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell hosted the council’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on December 14. Participants expressed strong support for IGD’s sharpened strategic plan for reducing global poverty by catalyzing profitable investment with a social impact in Africa. Members of the Leadership Council were joined by three African Frontier 100 [...]
“Africa is the next frontier for investment. Nowhere else can so little investment go so far, and the returns be so great. The momentum is unstoppable and the time to invest is now.” – Emmanuel Katongole Emmanuel Katongole is CEO of Quality Chemical Industries Ltd. (QCIL), a Ugandan manufacturer of antiretroviral and anti-malarial drugs. Mr. Katongole founded [...]
The Initiative for Global Development and Dalberg Global Development Advisors have released a new report, Business-to-Business Partnerships: Recommendations for Expansion Across Africa. As African countries experience rapid economic growth, companies are expanding their footprints across the region to gain market share and take advantage of high returns on investment. This report profiles successful partnerships and [...]
