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Jan 14, 2019
Bright Days Ahead for Solar Power in Egypt
A World Bank Group-supported power sector reform is opening the market for private sector investment.
Jan 9, 2019
Can a Truck Help Secure a Bank Loan? In Malawi, It Can.
An IFC-supported collateral registry in Malawi helps thousands of entrepreneurs previously excluded from formal credit.
Jan 3, 2019
Strengthening the Fabric of Vietnam’s Apparel Industry
A textile firm that adopted energy-efficiency measures got much more than that: It is now selling more and paying higher wages.
Dec 20, 2018
What’s Brewing in Ethiopia? Business and Competition
IFC is ramping up support for Ethiopian businesses, helping to create markets by expanding trade and local-currency finance.
Dec 13, 2018
Esoko Empowers Farmers, One Text at a Time
An online platform is creating a virtual marketplace for one million farmers across Africa and helping boost their incomes.
Dec 13, 2018
A Tunisian Entrepreneur Gets Dressed for Success
Ameni Mansouri is the CEO of Dabchy, an online platform that has attracted 300,000 people buying and selling clothes.
Dec 12, 2018
Building Better Markets for Farmers
Grant Brooke is co-founder and chief executive officer of Twiga Foods, a platform offering Kenyan farmers a more transparent marketplace.
Dec 12, 2018
On the Road to Faster Freight Transport
Obi Ozor is the CEO of Kobo360, an Uber-like app that connects Nigerian truckers to cargo owners.
Dec 8, 2018
Tapping Into Africa's Talent Pool
Christina Sass is the president of Andela, a start-up connecting companies with software designers across Africa.
Dec 7, 2018
Health Tech Start-up Vezeeta Empowers Millions of Patients
Vezeeta provides patients with the ability to search, compare, book, and engage with doctors in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon.
