It's the Economy... Even in Afghanistan
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses concerns by Afghan entrepreneurs over the future of their economy as the United States draws down its troops...
Introductory Speaker: Elizabeth Littlefield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Speakers: Mildred Callear, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
Richard Shumann, Senior Technical Specialist, CHF International
Presider: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
May 17, 2012
This meeting was part of the Roundtable Series on Entrepreneurs and Market Linkages.
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