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- Conference should focus on positives, argue Somali business leaders
Daniel Howden | The Independent
The build up to the London conference on Somalia has focused on what doesn't work in the Horn of Africa nation - the coastguard, the central government, the security services - but the answer to the country's crisis lies in examining what does work, argue Somali business leaders.
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- Somali businessman hails Turkey role as model
By William Maclean
LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's bold new interest in Somalia should be an example to other donor nations to give infrastructure projects as big an emphasis as traditional aid, a top Somali businessman said.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited Somalia in August, the first non-African government leader to do so for nearly 20 years. The Turks have since opened an embassy, started work on the international airport, offered Somalis university places in Turkey and made plans to build a new hospital.
- Social Entrepreneurship Is Key to Unlocking Somalia’s Potential
The CEO of Somalia’s largest private sector employer has called for the international community to help unlock the potential of social entrepreneurship in the region, so it can stage its own recovery from issues that have plagued it for more than 20 years.
Speaking ahead of the London Somalia Conference, to be chaired by British Prime Minister David Cameron, Abdirashid Duale, CEO of Dahabshiil, Africa’s largest money transfer business, said: “Somalis have high hopes that the international community will develop a concrete plan to improve the region’s future.
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The BBC's Dan Damon spoke to the chief executive of Dahabshiil, Abdulrashid Duale
It is estimated that around one third of Somalia's income comes from remittances sent by Somalis living abroad.
- Dahabshiil CEO Gives LSE Lecture on The Value of Remittances
Abdirashid Duale, CEO of Dahabshiil, addressed an audience at the London School of Economics on the challenges and opportunities of delivering financial services to developing countries. The event, 'Delivering Money in Difficult Places', was organised by the Microfinance Club UK – an independent organisation that promotes best practice in the delivery of microfinance to poor communities around …
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