Restarting African growth: IFC backs $2 billion project for entrepreneurs

21 May. After the international summit of leaders in Paris focusing on helping African economies recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, we examine the new “Alliance for Entrepreneurship” that was announced. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is putting $2 billion into the project, which seeks to boost small and medium companies around the continent to create employment and growth. The IFC’s Managing Director, Makhtar Diop, tells us how the alliance will work.