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Private equity in Africa SME Financing

From required scale to scaling up

  • Jean-Michel Severino Chairman I&P
26 November 2021
© Denis Carrascosa
Jean-Michel Severino, Chairman of Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), believes that the priority remains investing in support of the formal African enterprise sector, which is best placed to resolve the Continue Reading
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Environment Social business

The diversity of social business: the case of Madagascar

  • Nicolas Vincent Research Officer AFD
16 May 2016
© Entrepreneurs du monde
Despite a troubled macroeconomic and political environment, Madagascar possesses a fairly diversified, dynamic economic fabric in comparison to other countries with a similar level of development. This national Continue Reading
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Health Health and Education

Meeting the financing needs of healthcare providers

  • Philippe Renault Health and Social Protection Division AFD
  • Magali Rousselot Credit analyst Proparco
29 July 2013
© European Union, 1995-2010
In developing countries, the health sector is poorly structured and poorly regulated, and health insurance is practically non-existent. This does not encourage risk-taking, yet the financing needs are considerable. Continue Reading
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Health Health and Education

Partnering for quality healthcare delivery

  • Connor Spreng Senior Economist The World Bank Group
22 July 2013
© Fotolia
Good policies for the private health sector are essential to improve the overall performance of the health systems. The private sector provides a large part of health services in many […]Continue Reading
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Health Health and Education

The positive healthcare scenario in Brazil

  • Carlos Alberto Marsal Controllership and finances superintendent Hospital Sírio-Libanês
  • Paulo Chapchap corporate strategy superintendent Hospital Sírio-Libanês
15 July 2013
©HSL
Brazil’s public health system covers all citizens. While it achieves excellent results in certain areas, it often fails to provide basic assistance to many due to a lack of financing. […]Continue Reading
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Wastes Infrastructures

Cameroon own path towards municipal solid waste management

  • Jean-Pierre Ymelé Director Hysacam
29 October 2012
© Hysacam
Cameroon’s municipal solid waste management (MSWM) policy is based on a public-private partnership which ensures regular collection and processing service for domestic waste in the major cities. The model has Continue Reading
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Agri-business Agricultural production

Challenges for agricultural financing

  • Alhassan Shirazu Policy and Strategy Implementation Coordinator ADB
  • Thomas de Gubernatis heads the private sector AFD
14 May 2012
© AFD
With state funding coming to an end, Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank is reorganising to meet the agricultural sector’s needs more effectively – stepping up its strategy of specialisation, creating Continue Reading
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SME Financing Financial Sector

Rethingking finance for Africa’s small firms

  • Paul Collier Professor of Economics Oxford University
11 May 2009
© Fotolia
African banks had just started to show interest in SMEs when the global crisis reversed the tide. The risk for SMEs is that they will suddenly be barred  access to […]Continue Reading
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