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- 19 Jan 2021
Life at HBS Chat Series: MBA Students from East Africa
Join for a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students from East Africa regarding their MBA experience. These students will share their background and talk about what their HBS experience has been like. View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
Kosaluchi (Luchi) Nwokeneche-Mmegwa (MBA '20) is from Lagos, Nigeria and graduated with a degree in Public Policy from Princeton University. Prior to HBS, Luchi worked in investment banking and private equity for Goldman Sachs & Co. in the New York City office. ... View Details
- 25 Jun 2015
- Interview
Afro-optimist Euvin Naidoo on Banking Africa as Govts Embrace Technology
By: Euvin Naidoo
Naidoo, Euvin. "Afro-optimist Euvin Naidoo on Banking Africa as Govts Embrace Technology." BizNews Interview, BizNews.com, June 25, 2015.
- 13 Oct 2017
- Talk
How Africa Can Beat Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
By: Euvin Naidoo
Naidoo, Euvin. "How Africa Can Beat Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution." Power Lunch South Africa, CNBC Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, October 13, 2017.
- 19 Jun 2023
- News
Inequality in Africa Has Changed from Pre-colonial Times to Today
- 18 Mar 2021
External Partner Event: MBA Tour Eastern Africa & Middle East
Join Harvard Business School as we take part in the MBA Tour. The MBA Tour events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and alumni from a wide variety of schools. Our HBS team will be online and looking forward to meeting you to discuss our MBA... View Details
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
Yellow Digital Retailers: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Michael Norris
- 1996
- Other Unpublished Work
Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
By: Amer Bisat, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Mahmoud El-Gamal and F. Mongelli
- 2019
- Chapter
From Coast to Hinterland: Fiscal State Formation in British and French West Africa, c. 1880–1960
By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
This chapter contrasts and compares the ways different colonial states in West Africa developed local fiscal capacity. We show that per capita revenues were higher in the more commercialised coastal export economies than in remote parts of the interior. We argue that... View Details
Keywords: Fiscal Capacity; Public Debt; French West Africa; British West Africa; Geography; History; Africa
Frankema, Ewout, and Marlous van Waijenburg. "From Coast to Hinterland: Fiscal State Formation in British and French West Africa, c. 1880–1960." In Fiscal Capacity and the Colonial State in Africa and Asia, c. 1850–1960, edited by Ewout Frankema and Anne Booth, 161–192. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- 21 Jun 2016
- Other Presentation
Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth
Nestle's CSV global forum entitled 'Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa,' brought together business, civil society and government leaders from Africa and beyond to discuss a range of key topics affecting the African continent. This video clip highlights some... View Details
Keywords: Society; Africa; Shared Value; Côte D'Ivoire; Civil Society or Community; Environmental Sustainability; Economic Growth; Africa
Porter, Michael E. "Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth." In Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa. Creating Shared Value Global Forum, Nestlé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, June 21, 2016. (Video clip.)
- 05 Dec 2023
- News
Inequality Regimes in Africa from Pre-colonial Times to the Present
- 2018
- Chapter
Introduction: Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
By: Kristin Fabbe, Melanie Cammett and Marc Lynch
Fabbe, Kristin, Melanie Cammett, and Marc Lynch. "Introduction: Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa." In Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa. No. 31. POMEPS Studies. Washington, DC: Project on Middle East Political Science, 2018. Electronic.
- 07 Oct 2021
Top Business School Discussion Series: From Africa to the MBA
Join Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, The Wharton School, Tuck School of Business and UCLA Anderson School of... View Details
- 2000
- Other Unpublished Work
Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment: Reducing Red Tape in Africa
By: L. T. Wells Jr., Timothy S. Buehrer, James J. Emery and Melvin T. Spence Jr.
- Jul 2021
- Talk
Shared Value Africa Initiative: Celebrating 10 Years of Creating Shared Value
By: Mark R. Kramer
Kramer, Mark R. "Shared Value Africa Initiative: Celebrating 10 Years of Creating Shared Value." Shared Value Initiative, July 2021.
- June 1997
- Article
Financial Indicators and Financial Change: A Comparison of Africa and Asia
By: Huw Pill and Mahmood Pradhan
Pill, Huw, and Mahmood Pradhan. "Financial Indicators and Financial Change: A Comparison of Africa and Asia." Savings and Development 21, no. 2 (June 1997): 123–150.
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
hard to quantify (the whole society might get cleaner air, faster transit, more dependable electricity, a more robust economy, but these aren’t all cash flow to the promoter). Why, then, can Africa teach the United States about making... View Details