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Impact Financing: Delivering Capital for Sustainable Real Sector Growth in Africa

36m · Simply DealHQ · 25 Jul 07:00

On Episode 8, our Orinari Horsefall is joined by Sarah Burns, the CEO and Founder of NIA Africa, an  Africa Focused Impact Investment Fund dedicated to identifying exceptional African businesses and supporting their capital sourcing efforts.  The conversation bothers on how to attract  impact financing to Africa at such scale and speed  as can make meaningful impact in the real sectors of the economy; whilst achieving development, poverty reduction and improvement  of the quality of life generally.  Sarah also expatiates on why sustainability is now at the centre of global policy making and how this will impact the future of capital.

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Impact Financing: Delivering Capital for Sustainable Real Sector Growth in Africa

On Episode 8, our Orinari Horsefall is joined by Sarah Burns, the CEO and Founder of NIA Africa, an  Africa Focused Impact Investment Fund dedicated to identifying exceptional African businesses and supporting their capital sourcing efforts.  The conversation bothers on how to attract  impact financing to Africa at such scale and speed  as can make meaningful impact in the real sectors of the economy; whilst achieving development, poverty reduction and improvement  of the quality of life generally.  Sarah also expatiates on why sustainability is now at the centre of global policy making and how this will impact the future of capital.

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