Overview
- Explains in granular detail which sectors present the greatest opportunities for impact investors in Africa
- Showcases which opportunities are real and which are illusory, which sectors are already beginning to mature and which are poised to grow exponentially
- Examines a number of recent ventures, across the content of Africa—both successes and failures—to explain and illustrate what will likely succeed in the near term
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
As investment in new ventures across the African continent grows, and enterprises multiply in a wide variety of sectors, the next wave of challenges and opportunities has become apparent to those with the experience and vision to understand them. In this book for investors, institutions, entrepreneurs, and everyone interested in the economic future of Africa, noted Kenyan executive Edward Mungai will analyze recent successes and failures in business ventures across the African continent and identify the most important opportunities for impact investment impacting the future of Africa available today and in the near future.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Edward Mungai is renowned across Europe and Africa for his deep experience in and knowledge of African entrepreneurship and investment. Mungai is CEO of the Kenya Climate Innovation Center, the green microbusiness incubator affiliated with the World Bank. Previously, Mungai led investments in Africa and elsewhere for the Danish International Investment Funds. Mungai speaks frequently to audiences in Africa, Europe, and the United States on sustainable African development and impact investment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Impact Investing in Africa
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Sustainability for Investors, Institutions, and Entrepreneurs
Authors: Edward Mungai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00428-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00427-9Published: 27 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40492-5Published: 18 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00428-6Published: 19 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 159
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Finance, Development Finance, International Finance, Investments and Securities