Catalysing Impact Deal Flow in East Africa

East Africa has become a focal point for impact investors across the globe, with investments steadily increasing since 2010. Yet despite this growth in recent years, the number of investment opportunities available remains limited. Catalysing Impact Deal Flow in East Africa explores the causes of this constraint and provides recommendations for donors seeking to increase impact investing volumes (deal flow).

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New FSG Report: Catalysing Impact Deal Flow in East Africa
East Africa has emerged as a hotspot of impact investing activity in recent years. However, two fundamental challenges—one around the matching between investors and enterprises and another around the preparation of enterprises in order to receive investment—are still constraining impact investing volumes (deal flow) in the region. While service providers are well equipped to help enterprises overcome both of these challenges, they themselves face constraints in scaling their models.
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