EIB invests in venture capital fund Seedstars to empower African entrepreneurs

STORY: EIB invests in venture capital fund Seedstars to empower African entrepreneurs SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of EIB logo 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE(English): EDWARD CLAESSEN, Head of Regional Hub for East Africa at the EIB 4. various of press conference 5. various of Nairobi street shots STORYLINE: The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Wednesday made a 30-million-U.S. dollar equity investment into Seedstars Africa Ventures, a venture capital fund to support African entrepreneurs to expand and boost creation in the continent. Edward Claessen, the Head of Regional Hub for East Africa at the EIB told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya that innovative businesses and start-ups across Africa that solve social problems will benefit from better access to risk capital. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWARD CLAESSEN, Head of Regional Hub for East Africa at the EIB "It supports them to grow,

Cuban legislators blast U.S. trade embargo

STORY: Cuban legislators blast U.S. trade embargo DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parliamentary hearing 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS FERNANDEZ DE COSSIO, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba 3. various of the parliamentary hearing STORYLINE: Cuban legislators on Thursday condemned the intensification of the U.S. trade embargo against the Caribbean nation during a parliamentary hearing. Addressing the audience, Cuba's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said the U.S. economic sanctions are aimed at creating social discontent among the Cuban people. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS FERNANDEZ DE COSSIO, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba "The true reasons behind this economic war have been to impede the success of the Cuban socialist plan and to impede the success of the political plan that is truly committed to the interests of the population, that assures equity and social justice in our country." Ac

Peruvian Pres. Kuczynski speaks after APEC in Lima

Peruvian Pres. Kuczynski speaks after APEC in Lima

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who chaired a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, holds a press conference after the meeting was closed in Lima on Nov. 20, 2016. Kuczynski reaffirmed confidence in trade as a mechanism for achieving positive economic and social change, but said that more must be done to address concerns about equity and fairness that are fueling an alarming rise in anti-globalization sentiment worldwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo