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Kiva Refugee Investment Fund Lending $1.5 Million to FINCA Guatemala to Support Returning Migrants
The goal is to expand lending to “Guatemalan migrants returning to their home country and locally based entrepreneurs.”
- Region
- Latin America
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U GRO Capital Raises $5 Million in Partnership With Enabling Qapital in India
U GRO Capital, a listed entity that operates a Fintech lending platform for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Equity Bank Avails $6 Billion Fund to Boost Business Recovery Across Africa
Equity Bank Rwanda Plc has called on businesses to take advantage of the $6 billion fund available to support recovery and post Covid-19 resilience.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Can Trust-Based Philanthropy Become the Mainstream?
Companies worldwide are trying to differentiate themselves in the market, cut through the noise, and avoid becoming a casualty of the ‘Great Resignation’.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- ESG, partnerships, philanthropy
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Wiocc Secures R540-Million Equity Investment for Expansion in Africa
This investment supports our goal of establishing an integrated, open-access, core-to-edge cloud ecosystem throughout the African continent.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Governance As The Force For Real Change In The ESG World
Sustainability is an essential result of ESG criteria, but it is often misunderstood. Some companies only associate it with what is considered “green” and get caught up in environmental strategies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: CrossBoundary Energy Access and Engie Energy Access Sign Largest Mini-Grid Project Finance Transaction in Africa to Build $60 Million of Mini-grids in Nigeria
CBEA and ENGIE are excited that this innovative financing approach will provide electricity to more than 150,000 people in Nigeria and can be replicated across Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BlackRock, Allianz Join $300 Million Travel Startup Funding in Southeast Asia
Regional startups are raising funds despite worries about a global economic downturn, hoping to position themselves for an eventual rebound.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- impact investing, startups, tourism
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