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Creating Markets

Creating Markets tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the people, trends, and ideas that are driving private sector investment in developing countries, reshaping economies, creating jobs, and addressing development challenges.

It is produced by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a sister organization of the World Bank, and a member of the World Bank Group.

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S2 E8: The Case for Diversity with Soula Proxenos from 2021-12-22T09:00

In the final episode of Season 2 of Creating Markets, we talk to professional board member  Soula Proxenos about what it means to lead both from inside and outsid...

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S2 E7: Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Women featuring Sairee Chahal from 2021-12-08T09:00

In this episode of Creating Markets, IFC speaks with Sairee Chahal, the CEO and founder of Sheroes, a women’s only social network. Born out of a legacy of women-o...

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S2, E6: Funding “hidden gems” in Africa featuring AECF’s Victoria Sabula from 2021-11-24T10:00

As the CEO of the African Economic Challenge Fund, Victoria Sabula looks for innovative companies to fund. In this episode, IFC speaks with Sabula about what it m...

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S2, E5: Connecting Brands to Buyers in Latin America - featuring Santiago Sosa from 2021-11-10T10:00

In this episode of Creating Markets, IFC speaks with Santiago Sosa, co-founder of the online commerce platform Nuvemshop about what it takes to start an online bu...

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S2, E4: How Creative Financing can Connect Africa featuring Andile Ngcaba from 2021-10-27T09:00

In this episode of Creating Markets, IFC speaks with Andile Ngcaba, the chairman of Convergence Partners, a private equity fund that specializes in information an...

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S2, E3: A bank for women in India featuring Chetna Sinha from 2021-10-13T09:00

In this episode, IFC speaks to Chetna Sinha, founder of Mann Deshi Mahila Cooperative Bank, a bank in India aimed at rural women. Chetna speaks to us about what f...

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S2, E3: A bank for women in India featuring Chetna Sinha from 2021-10-13T09:00

In this episode, IFC speaks to Chetna Sinha, founder of Mann Deshi Mahila Cooperative Bank, a bank in India aimed at rural women. Chetna speaks to us about what f...

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S2, E2: Decentralizing Health Care in Ghana - Featuring Redbird’s Patrick Beattie from 2021-09-29T09:00

In this episode, IFC speaks with Patrick Beattie, the co-founder, and CEO of health tech company Redbird. We talk to Patrick about what drew him to work in West A...

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S2, E2: Decentralizing Health Care in Ghana - Featuring Redbird’s Patrick Beattie from 2021-09-29T09:00

In this episode, IFC speaks with Patrick Beattie, the co-founder, and CEO of health tech company Redbird. We talk to Patrick about what drew him to work in West A...

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Season 2, Episode 02: Decentralizing Health Care in Ghana - Featuring Redbird’s Patrick Beattie from 2021-09-29T09:00

 In this episode, IFC speaks with Patrick Beattie, the co-founder, and CEO of health tech company Redbird. We talk to Patrick about what drew him to work in West Africa, what it means to decentrali...

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S2, E1: Designing Green Buildings for Better Livelihoods from 2021-09-15T10:00

IFC talks to Sarah El Battouty, the founder of one of Egypt’s leading environmental design and auditing companies, ECOnsult...

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S2, E1: Designing Green Buildings for Better Livelihoods from 2021-09-15T10:00

IFC talks to Sarah El Battouty, the founder of one of Egypt’s leading environmental design and auditing companies, ECOnsult...

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Season 2, Episode 01: Designing Green Buildings for Better Livelihoods from 2021-09-15T10:00

IFC talks to Sarah El Battouty, the founder of one of Egypt’s leading environmental design and auditing companies, ECOnsult. In this episode, she talks about charting her own path away from her fam...

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Episode 08: How one Indian investor found self-confidence on the Internet - Featuring Shuvi Shrivastava from 2021-03-10T06:08:45

IFC talks to Shuvi Shrivastava, Vice President at Lightspeed India, where she invests in startups in the fintech and consumer tech sector. In this episode, she talks about how she landed on a Fo...

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Episode 07: The logistical challenges of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine in Africa - Featuring Mohammed Akoojee of Imperial Logistics from 2021-01-27T06:00

For the second part of this two-part series on logistics, IFC talks to Imperial Logistics CEO Mohammed Akoojee again to discuss how African nations are planning f...

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Episode 06: How Africa’s logistics sector is integrating tech solutions - Featuring Imperial Logistics’ Mohammed Akoojee from 2021-01-20T07:05:58

IFC talks to the CEO of Imperial Logistics, Mohammed Akoojee, about the challenges of the logistics sector in Africa and why investment in tech solutions is so vi...

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Episode 05: More than a Role Model for Other Female Founders in Africa from 2020-12-16T09:12:13

IFC talks to Christelle Kwizera about the challenges and rewards of starting Water Access Rwanda in her twenties and the power of skilled storytelling for the suc...

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Episode 04: When challenges meet tech solutions in Africa - Featuring SweepSouth’s Aisha Pandor from 2020-12-02T07:53:56

IFC talks to entrepreneur Aisha Pandor about how she came up with the idea for her business, the sacrifices of pursuing it, as well as how she has focused on buil...

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Episode 03: How life in a refugee camp inspired a business start-up from 2020-11-12T15:02:19

IFC talks to Getaw Cherinet about how and why he started a water filter company in Ethiopia and why it is important for him to employ refugees. 

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Episode 02: The business of ‘exceptional outcomes’ in Latin America from 2020-10-08T05:18:54

IFC talks to Santiago Zavala about his journey to becoming an investor focused on Latin American start-ups and why other venture capital investors should put the ...

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Episode 01: COVID-19 -Testing our resilience from 2020-09-10T02:26:54

Two IFC staff, one in Fiji and one in Austria, recount how they and the companies they work with have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen

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Trailer from 2020-08-14T06:10:01

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) introduces its new podcast Creating Markets. If you’re curious about private businesses in developing countries and investment opportunities in emergi...

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