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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia. Moderator: Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, United States Department of State. What are the key sectors where social financing can have significant impact?

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

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Arab countries, stretching from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, have a combined population of about 350 million, with combined GDP equal to nearly 40% of China’s.). The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

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Emerging Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: GIST Net Launches

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This public-private partnership is part of the State Department’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative to increase innovation around the world, and was launched today at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Morocco. This critical resource could not come at a more pressing time.

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