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Kenya’s Growth? Three Promising Areas
Kenya has the resources and vision to drive economic growth. Can it succeed? Experts say that government reforms are needed to stimulate private sector investment, with great promise in agribusiness, affordable housing, and manufacturing.
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Africa’s IT Talent Pool
Several start-ups and universities have begun training young Africans for IT jobs – and international companies are taking notice
In Case You Missed It
Introducing a new feature of IFC Insights: Stories about investment opportunities that we published in the last two years. This minute-and-a-half video, produced in February 2018, tells the story of an innovative project that provided electricity to 100,000 homes in Cote d’Ivoire. See this story by Neha Sud for more information. And: Cote d’Ivoire is open for business for new power sources, especially renewable energy. Just last month, IFC’s Scaling Solar program launched in the West African country, with a 60-megawatt project.
Podcast Corner
Taking a Risk
A conversation around why Inderpreet Wadhwa left his job in Silicon Valley to start Azure Power in India.
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