Entrepreneurship in Africa: challenges and opportunities Fiorina - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Entrepreneurship in Africa: challenges and

• pportunities

Fiorina Mugione, Chief, Entrepreneurship Section November 2015

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• Post 2015 development agenda
• SDGs: the investment needs
• Investing in SDGs: an action plan
• Entrepreneurship development

Contents

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The Global Goals for Sustainable Development

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Investment gap to deliver the SDGs

Estimated annual investment needs in key SDG sectors, 2015–2030

(Trillions of dollars, annual average) 1.4

Source: World Investment Report 2014

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A Big Push for private investment in the SDGs: Action Packages

Source: World Investment Report 2014

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Peter 30 years Peter 10 years 16 years: high school 21 years: no advice: look for a job or start-up? 25 years: dealing with the admin 26 years: First start- up HOT DOGS 28 years: tough to access credit Scared to fail

THE STORY OF PETER: just a kid in Africa today

A look at the entrepreneurship challenges today

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The UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Policy Framework comprises 6 areas that have a direct impact on entrepreneurial activity

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UNITED STATES of AMERICA CANADA

ALASKA (USA)

MEXICO

COLOMBIA VENEZUELA

BRAZIL PERU BOLIVIA

HONDURAS NICARAGUA ECUADOR GUYANA SURINAME FRENCH GUIANA COSTA RICA PANAMA GUATEMALA CUBA PARAGUAY

ARGENTINA

URUGUAY CHILE

GREENLAND

ICELAND UNITED KINGDOM REPULIC OF IRELAND NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND DENMARK ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA POLAND BELARUS GERMANY CZECH REPUBLIC NETHERLANDS BELGIUM FRANCE SPAIN PORTUGAL SWITZ. AUSTRIA SLOVAKIA HUNGARY ROMANIA BULGARIA ITALY UKRAINE TURKEY GREECE SYRIA IRAQ SAUDI ARABIA YEMEN OMAN UAE EGYPT LIBYA ALGERIA MOROCCO TUNISIA WESTERN SAHARA MAURITANIA MALI NIGER CHAD SUDAN ETHIOPIA SOMALIA UGANDA SENEGAL GUINEA LIBERIA COTE D’IVOIRE BURKINA GHANA NIGERIA CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GABON CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO KENYA TANZANIA ANGOLA ZAMBIA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA MADAGASCAR

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

KAZAKHSTAN GEORGIA IRAN UZBEKISTAN TURKMENISTAN AFGHANISTAN KYRGYZSTAN TAHKISTAN PAKISTAN INDIA

CHINA

NEPAL MYANMAR THAILAND SRI LANKA MONGOLIA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA JAPAN TAIWAN CAMBODIA LAOS VIETNAM PHILIPPINES MALAYSIA INDONESIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND EL SALVADOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAURITIUS BENIN JORDAN

Empretec Centers Worldwide

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• Generate additional economic activity
• Stimulate improvements in the products and services of local

suppliers (domestic sales to TNCs perform the role of exports in terms of building local competitiveness).

• Giving local suppliers a foothold in international markets with

products meeting international production and quality standards.

• Attract FDI by offering a local supplier base capable of offering

quicker delivery times, reduced transportation and inventory costs.

Business Linkages: Objectives

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Target Groups and Delivery Channels

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Peter- 30 years Entrepreneur Peter-10 Years 16 years: Development of entrepreneurial competencies 21 years: Bootcamp on Entrepreneurship and Innovation 25 years: Public Private Partnership improving business environment 28 years: Information to create innovative start ups 29 years: Access to Finance Network support

THE STORY OF PETER BY 2030

Building an innovative and entrepreneurial African continent by 2030

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