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Press Release: MicroVest Launches New Framework for Portfolio Impact Management
MicroVest is a registered investment adviser specializing in the allocation of private debt to financial institutions that finance underserved micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets.
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- Finance
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- Global
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MTN Aims to Double its Mobile Money Lending in Uganda to Shs1 Trillion This Year
MTN says it will this year double mobile money lending from Shs550b to more than Shs1 trillion.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Report: New Data Show Massive, Wider-than-Expected Global Gender Gap
The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows.
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- Finance
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- Global
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As Nobel Laureate Yunus Skirts Jail in Bangladesh, Fears for His Future
The pioneer of microfinance now faces scores of legal charges, but his supporters say they're part of a campaign of political intimidation and harassment.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech Partner to Drive Acceleration of Mobile Money Ecosystem in Africa Across 13 Markets
The partnership is set to launch a prepaid virtual card tailored for MTN’s MoMo customers, granting them access to over 100 million acceptance points worldwide.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Visa and the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation Launch Digital Finance for All Initiative
This five-year initiative aims to advance digital financial inclusion for 20 million individuals, including women, small holder farmers (SHF), and nano, micro and small enterprise (NMSE) owners across low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Global
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Press Release: Near East Foundation Launches Siraj Financial Services to Expand Micro and Small Enterprise Financing in Northern Syria
Near East Foundation (NEF) today announced the establishment of Siraj Financial Services (SFS), a new social enterprise operating in Northern Syria.
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- Social Enterprise
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- North Africa & Near East
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Analysis: Swedfund Invests $5 Million in Bridge Bank Microfinance to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Côte D’Ivoire
BBM has expressed its intention to narrow the market gap by tailoring its offerings specifically to women entrepreneurs and MSMEs led by women.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa