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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Summary

Navigating Currency Volatility White Paper

In October 2024, the Legatum Center for Development Entrepreneurship at MIT conducted a two-day workshop titled "Hedging Currency Risk: Innovative Lending Strategies for SMEs in Africa." The workshop brought together a diverse group of entrepreneurs, investors, economists, and thought leaders to tac...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship

Welcome

The Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT was founded on the belief that entrepreneurs and their market-driven solutions are critical to advancing economic and social progress.

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Economics

Currency Conundrums: Volatile African Exchange Rates and What Can Be Done

The blog, written by Isha Doshi , explores the challenges posed by currency volatility in sub-Saharan Africa, where erratic exchange rates impact both international investors and local economies. TLG Capital, with over a decade of experience investing in African SMEs, highlights how factors like rel...

Oct 29, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Climate Change

Innovate or Evaporate: Decentralized Power Generation as the Key to Kyrgyzstan’s Green Economy

written by Shamil Ibragimov, discusses how Kyrgyzstan, facing significant challenges from climate change, can leverage decentralized power generation—particularly solar energy—to secure its energy future. It highlights the country's vulnerability due to its reliance on hydropower, which is threatene...

Sep 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 Communications

Discovering the New Builders

A conversation covering the systemic issues facing entrepreneurs from marginalized communities and discussed the changes that are needed in our cultural, economic, and educational systems to catalyze their growth.

Jan 29, 2021
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Non-Research

What's Next for Africa White Paper Nov. 2024

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The story of Africa has long been one of resilience, innovation, and adaptability: from the architectural marvels of the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the invention of mathematics in the Kingdom of Mali, the Continent has been characterized by significant achievements and contributions to global hist...

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