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Bain Capital Raises $800 Million for Second Impact Investing Fund
The Boston-based firm raised a substantially larger impact fund despite headwinds that have slowed capital inflows to such strategies
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Arisaig Seeks To Maximise Impact ‘Bang for Buck’ With New Next Generation Emerging Markets Fund
Arisaig Partners made a bold foray into impact investing in emerging markets by launching its new public equities fund, the Next Generation Fund, in early September.
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- Health Care, Investing
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European Union Boosts Resilience in Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal States
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €6.1 million contribution from the European Union to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities in Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal states.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Mastercard, Juvo Team up To Help Underbanked Build Credit in LATAM, Caribbean
Mastercard is teaming up with FinTech startup Juvo to help the “underbanked” in Latin America and the Caribbean to build credit histories so they can engage in a wider range of financial services.
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- Latin America
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AVPA Launches Africa Social Investment Landscape Mapping Study Report
Insights into the current state of the social investment landscape and key trends that will influence the increased flow of capital into social investments in Africa
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- philanthropy
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Press Release: DFC Announces New $2.5 Billion Ocean Plastics Initiative
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced today it aims to catalyze $2.5 billion in infrastructure investments aimed at reducing the discharge of plastic waste and marine debris into oceans and waterways under its new Ocean Plastics Initiative. The initiative seeks to catalyze private sector investment in projects that advance the development of efficient waste management, recycling, and other infrastructure projects in developing countries.
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- Environment, Investing
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- infrastructure, recycling
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Analysis: Fear on the wild frontier as riskier stock markets left trailing
Frontier stocks have trailed bigger emerging markets in recovering from the coronavirus-induced crash as liquidity has dried up and investors beat a hasty retreat.
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Reversal of Fortune: Five Ways Biden’s Win Will Boost Impact Investing in Emerging Markets
In the aftermath of the U.S. election, there's been considerable discussion of how Biden’s victory will impact different industries. According to Josh Knauer at JumpScale, one particular sector that will benefit is impact investing. He explains how the work of impact investors had become more difficult during the Trump years, and why there's reason to believe that the incoming administration will give the sector’s efforts in emerging markets a significant boost.
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- Energy, Finance, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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