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Promoting good corporate governance: the Peruvian experience
“Good corporate governance guidelines for Peruvian companies” were published in July 2002 with the aim of strengthening and enhancing governance in the country’s businesses. Ten years later it appeare...
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INAD-CI, an association of company directors promoting good governance
The National Institute of Directors of Côte d’Ivoire (Institut national des administrateurs de Côte d’Ivoire – INAD-CI) was set up in April 2013 by a group of corporate executives and professional org...
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Reforming governance in pursuit of growth: the case of Adenia and Opham
Adenia Partners is closely involved in the day-to-day management of its investees. In particular, it has partnered Opham, a Malagasy pharmaceutical products distributor, and recast its corporate gover...
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Good governance practices: Organizing business succession
Not planning your succession often means planning the failure of its transfer. Consequently, a successful transfer generally entails a successful planning of the succession. To achieve this, this plan...
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Agri VIE 2 - Proparco
Agri VIE II is a development capital fund specialized in agroindustry in Sub-Saharan Africa. It supports projects that promote the local manufacturing of products which were previously imported, as we...
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An example of commitment to good governance: DFIs and corporate governance support
With the collaboration of the CGDF Working Group: Marta Viegas-Rocha (IDB Invest), President; Sanaa Abouzaïd (SFI); Elisabeth Alpe (ADB); Vassilis Christakis (BSTDB); Andres Oneto (CAF); Shirley Payet...
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Start-ups and digital innovation: fertile ground for social transformation in Africa
Social innovation in Africa is currently closely bound up with the digital revolution. To generate economic development that benefits as many people as possible, the digital sector must conserve all o...
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Using measurement to enhance and share social business practices
To achieve credibility, social entrepreneurship must spell out the basic principles underlying its practices and objectively measure its outcomes. Measuring social performance – particularly by analys...
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What is the Actual Performance of Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities in Developing Countrie...
By examining progress achieved and problems encountered by 65 public-private partnerships (PPPs) implemented on different continents, a recent World Bank study is providing some objective facts from a...
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SME access to financing: capacities matter as much as resources
Donors must not simply focus on adopting strategies based on providing financing, they must also focus on demand. One of the reasons why it is difficult for SMEs to access financing is they are unable...
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Private equity investment in sub-saharan african SMEs
SME financing cannot be enhanced simply by scaling up volumes of financing. SMEs need to upgrade so that they can meet the eligibility criteria of bankers and other investors. I&P is aware of the diff...
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The difficulties bank face in financing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Firms and banks alike would seem to be responsible for the lack of SME financing in SSA: firms because of their shortfalls in meeting the classic requirements of the banking sector and banks because t...
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Aklease 2015
The financing for the leasing operations of AkLease – a highly active company in the energy sector in Turkey – will support renewable energy projects, for which there is a lack of long-term financial...
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Tackling the dual challenge of urbanisation: support from the private sector
All twenty-first century cities have to both meet the essential needs of their populations and adapt to the effects of climate change. In emerging countries, this dual challenge is being exacerbated b...
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Development finance institutions: how to operate in fragile countries?
Development finance institutions (DFIs) are increasingly called to invest in fragile countries, facing a diversity of challenges linked to security, economic and environmental issues. The private sect...
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The transformative role of the private sector in forced displacement
The world is currently facing a forced displacement crisis. Forced displacement has shifted in scale, and its increasingly protracted nature calls for development approaches that extend beyond the pre...
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The challenge of energy supply and energy bills in fragile countries: the example of Nigeria
Fragile countries like Nigeria have to contend with a high level of energy insecurity - a result of their many social, economic, security and health challenges. Energy supply solutions are limited for...
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Supporting the agricultural sector in fragile contexts
The financing needs of the agriculture sector in fragile situations are all the more significant as they are poorly covered by commercial banking services. However this finances are essential to suppo...
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FEFISOL II fund and Entrepreneurs du Monde: two complementary approaches in fragile contexts
The FEFISOL II fund - which supports rural microfinance institutions and agricultural structures - and the Entrepreneurs du Monde association - which works towards the social and economic integration...
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The ARIA initiative: enabling DFIs to extend their vital role to Africa’s frontier markets
Development finance across Africa is unevenly distributed, with 25 of its smallest economies receiving only 4% of investments since 2010. Yet, the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator initiative (...
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