Last year, 1.2 billion people in the world lived without electricity, half of them in Sub-Saharan Africa . In two-thirds of sub-Saharan African countries, less than 50 per cent of the population has access to power, while the average energy consumption per capita of the region is not enough to… Read More
New Africa: Nigeria – From Growth to Opportunity//
This April, Nigeria hit the front pages of the financial press. The re-evaluation of the size of the economy showed an emerging powerhouse, with a GDP of more than $500 billion, composed of a diverse range of sectors. For many people involved in African economies, this merely confirmed what we… Read More
The Business of Financial Inclusion: An impact assessment of Visa’s partnership in Rwanda//
The Business of Financial Inclusion demonstrates how Visa Inc. is constructively engaging the Government of Rwanda to increase financial inclusion through electronic payments. Based on an impact assessment conducted by IGD between March and August 2013, the report finds that the partnership has electronified Rwanda’s economy and laid the foundations… Read More
Survey Shows Growth in Corporate Impact Measurement and Satisfaction Among CEOs//
“In the results of this survey, we find that corporate impact measurement creates opportunities for companies to make more robust decisions, uncover cost savings, get to know customers better, and constructively engage governments and other stakeholders.” The Business Value of Impact Measurement is a briefing note released by the Initiative… Read More
Pioneers on the Frontier//
Pioneers on the Frontier: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Multinational Corporations is the first report to identify the emerging class of homegrown Sub-Saharan African multinational corporations and share insights for other African companies about how to expand effectively and maximize their development impact. Download PDF Report