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vulnerabilities and crises

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3 questions to Barthout Van Slingelandt, managing partner XSML

  • Barthout Van Slingelandt
29 September 2017
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Interview of Barthout Van Slingelandt, managing Partner of XSML : – What is the role of the new “AFR” Fund? – What is different about doing business in fragile countries […]Continue Reading
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3 Questions to Matthew Boadu Adjei, Founder and CEO of Oasis Capital Ghana Limited

  • Matthew Boadu Adjei Founder and CEO [institition]
21 September 2017
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This fund invests in SMEs in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that help to improve access to essential goods for vulnerable sections of the population. Private equity as a solution for […]Continue Reading
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Vulnerabilities and crisis: a summary

  • proparco
12 September 2017
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Over two billion people throughout the world are currently living in countries in which development is being stymied by situations that are rife with conflict and violence. Moreover, the future provides no Continue Reading
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Public infrastructure: a key driver in supporting private players

  • Patrick Safran Principal Operations Coordination Specialist Asian Development Bank
11 September 2017
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In situations of vulnerability and crisis, investment in infrastructure by international development institutions can provide a solid base to support the recovery and reconstruction of a State. Transport, energy, Continue Reading
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Socolait: using counter-cyclical investment to emerge stronger from a crisis

  • Florent de Boissieu Principal (Français) Adenia Partners
  • Koloina Razafindratsita Associate (Français) Adenia Partners
04 September 2017
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By investing in plant renovation and new products, restructuring its distribution system and deploying a local milk collection network, the Malagasy agri-food operator Socolait has managed to contend with the […]Continue Reading
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What tools to finance the private sector in fragile states? The experience of the International Finance Corporation

  • Michel Botzung FCS Manager IFC
28 August 2017
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Over half of the world’s poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected situations by 2030. Addressing the challenges of poverty and human development is impossible without taking into account […]Continue Reading
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The need for corporate human rights risk management in fragile contexts

  • Rachel Davis Co-Founder Shift
  • Julie Schindall Senior Advisor Shift
24 July 2017
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Companies that operate in or are connected to fragile contexts – and the financiers that back tem- need to have a strong understanding of the risks to people that those […]Continue Reading
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Currency derivatives: tools for the most fragile economies

  • Jérôme Pirouz Senior Vice President TCX
17 July 2017
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By offering currency derivatives on emerging markets, TCX absorbs the risk related to currency fluctuations and allows the economy to be financed in local currency. This can be essential in […]Continue Reading
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When the going gets tough: adaptation in times of crisis

  • Ramy Youssef Chief Financial Officer Wadi Group
30 March 2014
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Despite the turmoil, the Egyptian economy is still growing. What are the reasons for this (the diversity of the Egyptian economy? the resilient mindset of the Egyptian people forged by […]Continue Reading
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