Emerging Economies - Issue #4

Emerging Economies are under various shifts and the current one is all about upbeat news. Speed in wh

Issue #4  •  April 28  •  view online

Emerging Economies Highlighting the budding entrepreneurial ecosystems from regions around the world.

Emerging Economies are under various shifts and the current one is all about upbeat news. Speed in which the economies are growing and the startup culture is bringing in a focus in education, employability and an active entrepreneurship in all emerging economies. Here's our curation of Startup Digest Emerging Economies for the week. Please don't forget to share and spread the love.

MIT Sloan, Tuck & UC Berkeley Haas Have Revamped Their MBA Programs To Focus On Emerging Markets | BusinessBecause Top-ranked US business schools are re-shaping their MBA offerings with emerging economies in mind www.businessbecause.com  •  Share

Dangote, Naspers, MTN, should fund African startups to help both sides grow — Quartz An increasing number of African companies are competing in the global arena. Riding on the wave of growth that has buoyed African markets over the past two decades, companies such as MTN, SABMiller and Dangote Group have all expanded outside of Africa making flagship acquisitions from China to Poland. The Dangote Group has grown rapidly… qz.com  •  Share

Announcing The GIST TECH-I 2018 Winners - St. Lucia Times News Press Release:-  Castries, April 24th, 2018; Announcing the GIST Tech-I 2018 winners, after an exciting few days of preparation and training during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) which was held in Istanbul, Turkey. The 10 finalists pitched their startups before a panel of judges who are experts in their stluciatimes.com  •  Share

PE and VC invest $2.6 billion in Q1 2018 in tech startups across Southeast Asia and India Southeast Asia and India continue to capture heightened attention from investors in 2018 outside of China, with private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors capturing 170 tech transactions worth $2.6 billion in Q1 2018. techobserver.in  •  Share

International Finance Corporation invest in Kenyan startup – New Business Ethiopia The acquisition enables the startup to expand its footprint across the continent, according to the statement from IFC. As part of the deal, Wale Ayeni, who leads IFC's venture capital activities in Africa will join the board; other investors in the round include global venture capital funds, Orange Digital Ventures and Social Capital. newbusinessethiopia.com  •  Share

Seedstars announces opening of their first hub in Egypt | ZAWYA MENA Edition Hub will be the first Seedspace in the MENA region, after more than 4 years of activities in the Egyptian startup scene - ZAWYA MENA Edition www.zawya.com   •   Share

Techstars Startup Digest Emerging Economies is curated by: Rajesh Johnny (RaJ) - Co-founder - Oryx/InQ rajesh.johnny@startupdigestmail.com Anurag Maloo - Techstars Regional Manager (South & Central Asia) anurag.maloo@startupdigestmail.com

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