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Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa Through New Business Council
Yeen Chong
Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa Through New Business Council
Yeen Chong
The Milken Institute's Africa strategy focuses on fostering resilient, inclusive economies led by African entrepreneurs and investors that can help realize the continent’s brightest future. Among other initiatives, we are building the next generation of leaders in financial policy and asset management; catalyzing technological innovation and entrepreneurship; and fostering policy and investor dialogue to help advance sustainability, health, and shared prosperity in Africa.
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We work with governments to train, inform, and empower the next generation of financial policymakers and public-sector fund managers who can effectively drive financial market reforms and foster shared prosperity for all.
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This program is a series of multiyear, multimillion-dollar innovation competitions and awards harnessing Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to advance technological solutions toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.
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The Milken Institute's Africa strategy focuses on fostering resilient, inclusive economies led by African entrepreneurs and investors that can help realize the continent’s brightest future.
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Robust financial markets play a crucial role in supporting private-sector-led growth, job creation, financial security, and the sustainable funding of national development priorities. Through two flagship training programs, we work with governments to train, inform, and empower the next generation of financial policymakers and public-sector fund managers who can effectively drive financial market reforms and foster shared prosperity for all.
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- Part 2: Fueling Africa's Creative and Innovation Economy2025 Global Conference Panel
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