Almost two years after its launch, we look back at the 2X Challenge initiative, which aims to increase capital flows towards private sector initiatives that benefit women. The 2X Challenge, […]Continue Reading
Gender equality is a crucial component in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and more and more investment funds and stakeholders in the finance arena are starting to factor […]Continue Reading
Bridging gender gaps requires identifying and implementing programs and policies that target the specific constraints that women entrepreneurs face, and working with all actors in the private sector, from large […]Continue Reading
Agricultural programmes are a preferred instrument to achieve positive impact on local communities. Today’s DFIs, including Proparco, are looking for financial results but also aim to achieve economic, social and Continue Reading
Independent power producer (IPP) investments are making a real contribution to increasing the provision of electricity in Kenya, and in reducing outages. This analysis demonstrates the development potential of IPPs, Continue Reading
Deforestation has devastating effects in developing countries. Managed sustainably, forestry projects provide solutions to economic, environmental and social problems by creating jobs, developing infrastructure, Continue Reading
From the decision to open up its equity capital to the withdrawal of the private equity fund four years later, step by step SOMDIAA reveals the four stages of this […]Continue Reading
Private equity is well suited to the continent and is attracting an increasingly diverse spectrum of investors. It is true that its activities remain focused on a few markets, and […]Continue Reading
Although it may be difficult to make a final assessment of rail concessions in Africa, it is possible to point up the conditions that foster private sector involvement. In order […]Continue Reading
Mineral sector reform has brought mining back to Africa – aided by price rises in the early 2000s – mpacting on investment, growth and poverty reduction. And there are no […]Continue Reading
