Improving Conditions for People and Businesses in Africa’s Cities Is Key to Growth

WASHINGTON, February 9th, 2017 — Africa’s cities are growing in population – adding the size of another Nigeria to cities by 2025 – so have a critical role to play in their countries’ econom...

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GEN Announces Pioneering Entrepreneurial Mindset Study

Mindset Study to Answer Questions to Help Create Best Practices for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems WASHINGTON – February 15th, 2017 – The Global Entrepreneurship Network announced a new collaborat...

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WUSME statement at UN

Commission on Population and Development published WUSME statement 21th February 2017 – Now it’s official. The statement made by WUSME (in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United...

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French fund launched to invest in African startups

AfricInvest and Bpifrance have partnered to launch the French African Fund (FFA), a cross-border investment fund dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and...

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Resource-efficient and cleaner production audit bears fruit in Viet Nam

24th January 2017 – In recent years, rapidly developing industrial zones have brought about socio-economic development in countries such as Viet Nam, but there have also been environmental downs...

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Europe: renewable sources in 2016

Renewable energy and clean technology (clean tech) could be a good opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe, but many are the challenges to be faced. Almost 90% of new power...

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New 12 WUSME Ambassadors and Ambassadresses appointed by the Board

REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO, February 10 th, 2017 – After the appointment of the first 30 WUSME Ambassadors and Ambassadresses on occasion of the Board of Directors meeting of April 2016, upon the conclu...

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Women Entrepreneurs Are ‘More Ambitious and Successful’ Than Men

Successful women entrepreneurs are not only matching their male counterparts – in several ways, they’re outperforming them. That’s according to the 2016 BNP Paribas Global Entrepreneur Report, f...

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Improving Governance Is Key to Ensuring Equitable Growth in Developing Countries

WASHINGTON, January 30 th, 2017 – A new World Bank policy report urges developing countries and international development agencies to rethink their approach to governance, as a key to overcoming cha...

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SMEs must go borderless to widen customer reach

DUBAI, January 23 th, 2017 Firms using digital platforms outperform traditional exporters In today’s increasingly globalised world, SMEs have to compete globally. As a central pillar in the worl...

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