Sister City

No. 38: Sovereign Wealth, IPOs, Cool Jobs, and Cities

Sep 30, 2014

Africa

Africa, African Development Bank, city, Ebola, Gentrification, Germany, IPO, public health, Rocket Internet, Sister City, sovereign wealth fund, Tourism, Urban Development, Urbanization

Cherae and I had a great time on New Rules Africa this week, covering: Zimbabwe established sovereign wealth fund Rocket Internet filed for IPO in Germany African Development Bank opened Young Professionals Program Read the summary below to get up to speed on what we covered, and check out the show. Zimbabwe Establishes Sovereign Wealth…
No. 14: Rail and Tram Networks Establish Collaboration Space

Mar 23, 2011

Technology

Africa, Atlanta, infrastructure, Lagos, light rail, PPP, public private partnership, Sister City, transportation, Zurich

I left a 10-day vacation in Switzerland last month in awe of the country’s rail infrastructure. One can live in a small village hours away from a major city like Zurich or Geneva, yet work in the city without a car. This would be tough to do in Atlanta. In Switzerland, trams are an indispensable…