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Analysis: Time is a Social Innovator’s Most Precious Resource: Why Are So Many Funders Wasting It?
"In these decades of engagement with the social innovation ecosystem, I’ve seen plenty of good practices, and plenty of bad ones. But there’s one thing that continues to shock me: how wasteful some of the funding world is with the ecosystem’s time."
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Press Release: IFC Invests in World’s First Digital Gender Bond by Akbank to Empower Women in Türkiye
$100 million investment will expand access to finance for women-owned businesses and increase home ownership for women in Türkiye.
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- Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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100 Electric Buses Deployed Across East Africa as Proparco Supports BasiGo
Proparco has completed an investment in BasiGo, a Nairobi-based e-mobility start-up providing electric bus solutions for public transport operators in Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Impact Funds Now Manage Up to $80 Billion Across Africa, Report Shows
The updated dataset identifies 250 funds whose strategies match the core principles of impact investing.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Deetken Impact Expands Climate Finance Leadership as Canada Joins Inclusive Climate Action Fund
Deetken Impact, a leading Canadian impact investment firm, is proud to partner with the Government of Canada and announce their CAD$106 million commitment in the new Inclusive Climate Action Fund (ICAF).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Upgrade Road Connectivity in Maharashtra, India
The Maharashtra Roads Connectivity for Inclusive Growth Program will improve all-weather road connectivity in 34 districts, particularly in the climate-vulnerable and economically lagging Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
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- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal Agreed After Bitter Standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and many of its most remote regions remain unserved by the electricity grid. Richenda Van Leeuwen at Hummingbird Green Solutions and Richard Stuebi and Jesse Colman at Boston University explore how Soluz Honduras is bringing freezers and other solar products to these markets by leveraging a variety of different financing models — an approach that shows how diversified funding can enable businesses to serve even the hardest-to-reach areas and the poorest of customers.
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