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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: The Legatum Center at MIT 2024-25 Cohort of Foundry Fellows Tour Kenya’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads its 2024-2025 Foundry Fellows on an ecosystem tour of Nairobi, Kenya. Over a three-day tour of Nairobi and a week-long experience in Kenya, Africa’s top innovation-driven entrepreneurs wi...

Nov 13, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Finance

Exploring Currency Hedging in Zambia

In this blog, Micheil Banoub, Director of Programs at Kuo Sharper Initiative (KSI), shares his firsthand experiences navigating the complexities of currency risk management in Zambia. Drawing insights from over 23 meetings with financial leaders and SMEs in Lusaka, Micheil explores the challenges of...

Dec 18, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Research

The Role of Philanthropy in the GCC

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has seen rapid socioeconomic growth due to oil and gas revenues, but diversification has been at the top of economic growth agendas for over a decade now. GCC countries are increasingly encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation as a pathway to achieving diversity...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Economy

From Sands to Skylines: Dubai's Rise as a Global Epicenter for Entrepreneurship

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As we explore Dubai's progress, we will shine a light on the strategic governmental initiatives that have shaped its entrepreneurial landscape, the advanced infrastructure that supports business growth and innovation, and the vibrant cultural diversity that fuels creative and collaborative business ...

May 27, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Research

The Women-Waste Climate Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa

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This technical brief is a supplement to the white paper, The Women-Waste-Climate Nexus: Unlocking the potential of women entrepreneurs to combat the global waste crisis and Accelerate the Race to Net Zero (Khaled, 2023). Using the paper as a point of departure, it provides a brief analysis of the wo...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: USADF MIT Accelerator Completes its Pilot Program

The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Sloan) announced the successful completion of the USADF Accelerator pilot program powered by the Legatum Center at the MIT Sloan Scho...

May 4, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Research

Unlocking Value in Broken Markets

This paper lays out a new framework for understanding the different ways in which entrepreneurs unlock value in broken or dysfunctional markets. Based on the study of how successful business and social entrepreneurs are transforming markets for growth and impact in both emerging and developed econom...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: Legatum Center at MIT Successfully Concludes Bootcamp for Early-Stage Innovators in Ghana

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, in partnership with the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), the Ghana Hubs Network (GHN), The She Hub Ghana and with the generous support of the Mastercard Foundation, successfully concluded its intensive bootcamp for early-stage innovators...

Jul 26, 2024
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