Eli Groner
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Building Bridges to Developing Economies: Reports From Field Practice
Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Eli Groner, Peretz Lavie, Janet McKinley, Julie Monaco
Israel is expanding its Global Fellows Program and enacting strategic cabinet resolutions to formalize economic expansion into Africa, India, and China while addressing a global infrastructure funding gap of $90 trillion. Simultaneously, institutions like Citi and the SDIP are leveraging blended finance and innovative instruments, such as Rwanda's regulatory reforms and the Technion's high-impact health and AgTech programs, to mobilize private capital and transform stalled projects into bankable deals. These coordinated efforts aim to attract institutional investment with projected 5% to 8% returns, ultimately driving sustainable economic growth in emerging markets where traditional financing models have faltered.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Start-up Nations: Creating Laboratories for Developing Economies
Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Jeremy Bentley, Richard Blum, Eli Groner, Angela Homsi, Karen Ross
A structural inversion where emerging markets now surpass the "Old World" in GDP share has created a critical need to deploy trillions in idle global capital toward addressing climate adaptation and Sustainable Development Goals. Panelists identified that despite available financing, the primary barrier is a lack of scalable "applied innovation" and viable business models to serve deep rural areas, prompting a strategic pivot toward government-led frameworks in Rwanda, Israel, and California. These nations are successfully leveraging public-private partnerships, financial innovation centers, and educational initiatives to transform niche technologies into bankable projects that bridge the gap between capital availability and last-mile implementation.