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Research: Policy Roadmaps Point the Way to Impact Economy Development in Peru, Central America, and Zambia
The findings provide policymakers opportunities to mobilise private capital towards national priorities – supporting inclusive growth, job creation, climate resilience and micro, small, and medium enterprises.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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AUD $4 Million Mobilised For Impact-Focused MSMEs Around the World
That capital has fuelled MSMEs improving access to menstrual products for women and girls in Indonesia, tackling child and maternal malnutrition in Cambodia, delivering nutritious locally sourced and made meals to students in Nepal, and reducing armed conflict in trouble spots around the world.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ghana Secures $270 Million Poultry Investment Agreement to Cut Chicken Imports
The initiative aims to strengthen food security and reduce Ghana’s annual $400 million chicken and poultry products import bill.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Capital Without Context is Not Impact Investing: Why Trust Networks are Essential Infrastructure, and How the Sector Can Leverage Them More Effectively
According to many funders, a common reason why impact capital does not reach enterprises in emerging markets is the lack of investable deal flow. But as Alessa Berg at Top Tier Impact argues, a pipeline of investable businesses exists. What's lacking is the connective tissue between investors and entrepreneurs: networks of trusted, embedded practitioners who can surface credible opportunities, do meaningful due diligence, and bridge the enormous information asymmetry between funders and founders. She explores the importance of these trust networks in impact investing, and argues that the sector needs to mobilize funding to help build them.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- impact investing, lending
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Deetken Impact Completes US$100 Million First Close of Inclusive Climate Action Fund
ICAF brings together US$75 million in catalytic capital from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, US$15 million from Peru’s development bank COFIDE, and commitments from private investors.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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BII Targets $1.6 Billion for Climate Finance in South-East Asia
The capital will be used to support developing economies in South-East Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, which rely on high-emitting fossil fuel power generation, to transit to a renewables-based future.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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EU and IFAD Launch EUR 14 Million ATHAZ Programme to Boost Climate-Resilient Horticulture in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa
The programme will support smallholder farmers improve water efficiency, adopt agroecological soltions and connect to stronger markets as part of a regional programme reaching 15,000 farming households.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII and Swedfund Report Reveals over $200 Billion Funding Gap for Black-Owned and -Led Businesses Across Five African Markets
The report, Understanding the investment gaps in Black-owned and -led businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, combines quantitative market analysis with stakeholder consultations to examine where these businesses are represented, the scale of their funding gaps and the factors shaping access to capital.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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