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Twelve Legatum Fellows from seven countries explored Egypt’s entrepreneurial environment, connecting markets and strengthening ties across Africa.
Twelve Legatum Fellows from seven countries explored Egypt’s entrepreneurial environment, connecting markets and strengthening ties across Africa.
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The Middle East North Africa region (MENA) is fertile ground for founders who want to start a business venture, but the environment wasn’t always so welcoming. In this virtual panel, four veteran business leaders from the region discuss the myriad ways in which the entrepreneurial ecosystem has tran...
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Africa’s financial landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid ascent of digital banking. However, as its influence grows, it is imperative to critically assess whether digital banking authentically fulfills its pledge of inclusivity or inadvertently perpetuates the pre-existing disp...
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Stories of entrepreneurs changing the story of Africa. According to one, "People like us — the founders, the movers and the shakers – our stories should also be told widely,” she said. “That story of Africa, we are the face of it. And it is hopeful, it is so much possibility. And hope has to be told...
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The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan surveyed African entrepreneurs leading early-stage startups and found there was a huge gap between their articulation of the market need (i.e. “the problem”) and what their ventures would achieve in five years.
