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How the U.S. helped Togo increase its electricity generation
The 100-megawatt Lomé thermal power plant, built with U.S. support (OPIC)
By : Olufemi Terry
Just 10 years ago, Togo depended heavily on its neighbors for electricity and suffered frequent blackouts. As a result, the…
New York Stock Exchange welcomes Africa’s first ‘unicorn’
Jumia co-CEO Sacha Poignonnec, left, applauds as Jumia Nigeria CEO Juliet Anammah, center, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 12. (© Richard Drew/AP Images)
By : Emily Louise Bowman
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Disease-detecting drones in the wine industry
Arcadie Fosnea, owner of the Mircesti Winery in Moldova, uses a drone to survey vines and detect disease before it spreads. (Colby Gottert for USAID)
By : ShareAmerica / IENA-NEWS
It’s the off-season at Moldova’s…
Don’t get caught in China’s Belt and Road debt trap [video]
By : ShareAmerica / IENA-NEWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJdtdNcnEoU
As China expands its Belt and Road Initiative, countries should be wary and examine the record of previous investments.
Though China promises…
The effect of corruption on business
By : Leigh Hartman.
In business, corruption can affect everything from licenses to contracts to lawsuits.
Corruption means that business deals often contain hidden prices, competition is not what it seems, and partnerships…
Innovation propels U.S. economy to Number 1 ranking
(Shutterstock)
By : Christopher Connell.
The United States once again boasts the world’s most competitive economy, thanks to its vibrant entrepreneurial culture and capacity to innovate in ways that spur growth and…
General Slowdown Witnessed In Economic Confidence Across The Globe And The Middle East
By : IENA-NEWS.
The latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) launched by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) witnessed a general slowdown in global…
U.S. ‘entrepreneurial boot camp’ helps startups
College students are part of a business program partnership between Coca-Cola, Indiana University and the U.S. Department of State.(© The Coca-Cola Company)
By : Mary Jane Maxwell.
Thirty-nine young entrepreneurs…
Iranian Americans free to thrive in the U.S.
Los Angeles, where musicians and performers fleeing the 1979 revolution settled in large numbers, is the heart of the Iranian global pop culture industry . (© Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
By : Mary Jane Maxwell.
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African women entrepreneurs think big and share dreams
Nigeria’s Zainab Mustapha Jaji (right), with a herdsman on her farm, hails from an entrepreneurial family and followed in their footsteps. (Courtesy of Zainab Mustapha Jaji)
By : Sadie Goering/ShareAmerica.
American…