Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Business / Finance.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Lagos (Nigeria) and Cape Town (South Africa) The African continent has rapidly developed its startup ecosystem in the last few decades. As of 2022, Lagos, Nigeria, has been ranked as the top startup ecosystem, with Cape Town in South Africa taking second place, according to Statista.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

The frontier market is a term coined by the International Finance Corporation’s Frida Khambata in 1992. Some countries known as frontier markets are Argentina, Lebanon, Vietnam, Nigeria, Oman, Bahrain, and Bangladesh. This means that these are countries with a lot of potentials but are also too risky for investors to give attention to.

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Bahrain Lebanon Oman Bangladesh 113

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Prior to founding Carely , Michael Eidsaune earned his MBA in finance and spent several years in investment management, eventually earning his level 1 CFA certification. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. We tried to boil the ocean in the most literal sense.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Prior to founding Carely , Michael Eidsaune earned his MBA in finance and spent several years in investment management, eventually earning his level 1 CFA certification. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. We tried to boil the ocean in the most literal sense.

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Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala understands how trade, aid, private investment and government support all impact an economy differently. Try a few of these for starters! Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on aid versus trade.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

After his interview, I took the stage again, along with Michael Cagney (CEO, Social Finance), Steve Ellis (Head of Innovation, Wells Fargo) and Ben Milne (CEO, Dwolla) for a debate on whether millenials would stop using banks. I was assigned to debate in favor in the stance that they would.

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