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The Benefits of No-Strings-Attached Cash
What if I suggested that the best way to fight poverty is simply to give money to poor people, no strings attached? You’d probably say I was crazy. But over the past decade, lots of studies suggest that cash transfers are in fact an efficient way of actually tackling poverty.
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Opening the Curtain on the New 2.0 Era of Impact Investing
Impact investing has not been growing as quickly as many practitioners might have hoped.
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ADB, IDB Presidents discuss interregional partnership and shared challenges
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss how the two regions can step up joint efforts to tackle shared opportunities and challenges, such as increased economic integration, private sector development, rising inequality, and a lack of opportunities for the poor.
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Expert Slams Crowdfunding As A ‘Fad’
Crowdfunding’s dismal record in securing substantial investment for entrepreneurs has made it an unsustainable platform for businesses in the long run, according to a London Business School enterprise expert.
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First women’s bond from World Bank raises $165 million
Bonds tied to social or environmental targets are part of a new trend of social finance, as a growing class of investors seek to bridge the gap between philanthropy and pure financial returns.
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New Micro Lending Program to Pump Cash into Detroit
Amid the Motor City’s ongoing bankruptcy eligibility trial, the launch of a new lending program is likely welcomed news for Detroit small businesses.
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Why mobile money can work in rural areas
Mobile money is an important means of facilitating the transfer of funds across rural areas in Africa, but services are often designed to function in a specific way – which might not be to the benefit of all who are making use of them.
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New Report Finds $5 Billion in Investments in FinTech for Financially Underserved Americans
Study Tracking Investment Activity in FinTech Companies with Potential to Help Financially Underserved Consumers Shows Growing Market, Investor Opportunity, and Emphasis on Payments and Specialty Credit Technologies
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