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How to save Nigeria’s economy and stop corruption
LAGOS, Nigeria — The collapsed price of oil is putting pressure on oil exporters around the world, from Canada to Kuwait. But perhaps no country is less prepared to survive prices at about $30 a barrel than Nigeria, which until a few years...
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Lessons in Entrepreneurship, From Two of Africa’s Most Successful Business Leaders
Originally published by the World Economic Forum by James Mwangi, Executive Director of Dalberg Group, and Ashish Thakkar, Chair of Global Entrepreneurs Council, United Nations Foundation, and Founder of the Mara Group. One of the great challenges for Africa’s leaders...
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The trials, restrictions, and costs of traveling in Africa if you’re an African
This article was originally published on Quartz.The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently put out an Africa Visa Openness report—the first of its kind—assessing how easy it is for African travelers to visit other countries on the continent. For me, this report could...
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The Innovation Guide for Funders
Innovation isn’t just a matter of luck but a process that can be managed, supported and nurtured. Foundations and donors, who have acted as investors in social change, can be stewards of innovation as well. In 2016, Dalberg Design collaborated...
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Job creation and youth employment in Nigeria
Nigeria has experienced a sustained period of economic growth in the last decade without a corresponding improvement in employment. Twenty-five percent of the labour force are either unemployed or underemployed, casting a gloomy prognosis on the country’s future. The depth...
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Launch of the Senegal Women’s Investment Club – A Journey to the “Missing Middle” in Women-led Investment
Women-led investment has slowly taken off in recent years in developed economies – initiatives such as 37 Angels in the U.S. and UAE-based WOMENA are prime examples. However, in the developing world – where the financing gap is the largest – women-led investment is...
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Strategic framework and implementation plan for job creation and youth employment in Nigeria
Nigeria has experienced a sustained period of economic growth in the last decade without a corresponding improvement in employment. Twenty-five percent of the labour force are either unemployed or underemployed, casting a gloomy prognosis on the country’s future. The depth...
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Customer experience playbook
The Customer Experience (CX) Playbook is divided into the following eight sections detailing different stages of embedding customer centricity within the organization. Each section contains operating principles and useful tools for each stage. The Playbook also describes typical challenges faced in implementing such projects...
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Youth jobs 2.0: five ways to harness digital technology to curb youth unemployment
Five million. That’s how many jobs our global economy needs to create each month to absorb everyone entering the job market in the next decade. Based on today’s numbers, nearly half those jobs will be for youth. But instead of...
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Learning from Clients: Human-Centered Design Tools
In this article for the Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab, Ravi Chhaptar reflects on the farmer persona human-centered design exercise at the Cape Town Learning from Rural Clients workshop in November 2015, and provides a mini treasure trove of HCD tools...
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The state of the off-grid appliance market
The global off-grid appliance market is critical for increasing access to electricity and services. Over two billion people worldwide lack access to reliable electricity. Renewable energy technologies, especially solar, are helping bridge this gap. Signs of success already exist in the fast-growing Solar...
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Launch of Convergence, the world’s first blended finance platform
Dalberg is thrilled to announce the launch of Convergence: the world’s first deal sourcing platform that helps public and private investors find and connect with each other for blended finance investments in emerging and frontier markets. Conceived under the World Economic...
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