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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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2021 MENA VC Impact Investment Report
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Produced by Magnitt, Wa’ed sponsors the 2021 MENA VC Impact Investment Report, which tries to shed some light on the VC impact investment ecosystem in MENA since 2016. The report reveals that $444m was invested across 403 deals by impact-driven startups across the region since 2016. This accounts for 7% of all venture capital (VC) deployed in MENA startups between 2016 and the third quarter of 2021. The information gathered in the report aims to enable a more informed conversation on this space between stakeholders, and to attract greater investment and support for impact-driven sectors and startups.

PublisherSaudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center Wa’ed
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LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Impact Investing
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2021 MENA VC Impact Investment Report
Off-grid solar. A growth engine for jobs
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The off-grid solar energy industry is generating thousands of jobs across East, West and Central Africa as well as South Asia. GOGLA's latest report Off-Grid Solar. A Growth Engine for Jobs estimates the sector currently supports 370,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs across these four regions. With investments and the right policies, the off-grid solar sector could create 1.3 million FTE jobs across East, West and Central Africa as well as South Asia by 2022.

PublisherVivid Economics, GOGLA, GIZ
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Author
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Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
IB Topics: BoP as distributor, Employment, Finance for Inclusive Business, Policy and Government
SectorEnergy
No
A growth engine for jobs
Joining hands to unlock Africa’s potential: A case for India - Japan collaboration
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This presentation makes a case for an Indian-Japanese partnership for collaborative investments into African projects.

PublisherConfederation of Indian Industry
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AuthorJ. Chaudhry, S. Kuppuswamy
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
India
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Partnerships
Sector
No
Review of smallholder linkages for inclusive agribusiness development
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The scope of this study is to introduce the conceptual framework for the promotion of the commercialization of agriculture through the use of collaborative business models, thus providing an alternative to large-scale land acquisitions as well as opportunities for smallholder farmers.

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AuthorL. Paglietti, R. Sabrie
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business
SectorAgriculture or Food
No