国际英语资讯:World Bank, Kenya launch entrepreneurship project
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span>.</p><p><span word="Betty">Betty</span> <span word="Maina">Maina</span>, <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cooperatives">Cooperatives</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> (<span word="KIEP">KIEP</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="digitizing">digitizing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youths">youths</span>," <span word="Maina">Maina</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Maina">Maina</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span>) <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="startups">startups</span>, <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> (<span word="SMEs">SMEs</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="KIEP">KIEP</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="intra">intra</span>-<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Felipe">Felipe</span> <span word="Jaramillo">Jaramillo</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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