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African Development Bank Group Initiative to Increase Finance for Women SMEs in Nigeria, Others
The new AfDB-funded AWIEF program aims to accelerate efforts to address gender inequality and drive inclusive economic transformation.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Gazelle Finance Launch Facility to Support Ukrainian Companies Displaced by War
The economic recovery facility will provide technical assistance to Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose businesses have been negatively impacted by the war.
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- Finance
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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FirstBank Secures $150 Million Afreximbank Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA) To Support Businesses In Nigeria
Afreximbank’s financial support will be accessible to FirstBank customers involved in manufacturing and importing healthcare-related products.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Luxembourg Ministry of Finance Appoints Schroders and BlueOrchard to Accelerate Climate Action With a Landmark Partnership
The goal is to contribute to the transition to carbon-neutral and resilient economies while achieving sustainable growth in emerging markets.
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- Global
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Pushing the Water Boundaries: How Social Impact Incentives Can Make WASH Enterprises More Innovative, Impactful and Catalytic
The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector is ripe for change, as it is far from being on track to achieve universal access to safe drinking water (SDG 6). According to Shabana Abbas at Aqua for All, and Bjoern Struewer and Patrizia Baffioni at Roots of Impact, impact entrepreneurs can drive the sector forward, but their funders will need to move away from the usual grant models to explore more innovative and sustainable financing approaches. They discuss one such model – Social Impact Incentives – and how it's being applied successfully to support WASH enterprises.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise, WASH
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Indonesia’s Flip Raises $55 Million in Second Series B Round Led by Tencent
Flip, an Indonesia-based consumer payments platform, announced a Series B funding round led by Tencent, with participation from Block, Inc. and existing investor Insight Partners.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: On the Road to Digital-ID Success in Africa: Leveraging Global Trends
Mobile technology is a key catalyst and potential gamechanger for driving and advancing digital-ID ecosystems in Africa.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Habi Raises $75 Million in Additional Credit Lines One Month After Closing $200 Million Series C
Habi the data-driven residential real estate platform and the leading Property Technology unicorn in Spanish-speaking Latin America, today announced an additional $75 million in credit lines.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- data, financial inclusion, fintech
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