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Stephen Jennings on Building New Cities

Stephen and Tyler first met over thirty years ago while working on economic reforms in New Zealand. With a distinguished career that transitioned from the New Zealand Treasury to significant ventures in emerging economies, Stephen now focuses on developing new urban landscapes across Africa as the founder and CEO of Rendeavour. Tyler sat down with Stephen…

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  1. Why Is Stephen Jennings Optimistic About Kenya?

    at 1:38 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says Kenya has been on a path of political and economic modernization and development going back to the 80s, and has averaged over 5% GDP… Full answer

  2. Why Does Building More Roads Worsen Nairobi Traffic?

    at 24:21 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says Nairobi has done what everybody does with traffic. The city has built more and more road capacity. Full answer

  3. Why Does City Life Melt Kenya's Tribal Barriers?

    at 26:45 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says urbanization is the sign that Kenyans are coming to think of themselves as a single nation. Full answer

  4. What Would Grow Kenya Tourism So Fast?

    at 32:50 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says Kenya can develop its tourism resources a lot and very quickly. He says the area has been studied and benchmarked against Costa Rica. Full answer

  5. Why Does Rendeavour Chase Forever Projects?

    at 34:40 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says there are not many perpetual projects anywhere. Full answer

  6. Why Does Stephen Jennings Treat Growth as the Default?

    at 37:22 · Transcript

    Stephen Jennings says per capita GDP growth is the default. Full answer

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