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Arnur Credit Bags $9 Million from IFC to Aid Women-Led MSMEs in Kazakhstan
The project is aligned with IFC’s strategy in Kazakhstan to boost private sector-led growth through support to the financial sector and investments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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East Ventures and SV Investment Inject $100 Million Fund to Supercharge Tech Startups in Southeast Asia
Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures and Seoul-based venture capital firm SV Investment have joined forces to establish a new fund targeted at $100 million.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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A New Study Finds Returns on ESG ETFS to Be “Unremarkable”
Only one year, 2020, stood out with ESG ETFs outperforming by 4.2%.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, impact measurement, research
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Bamboo Charts Next Stage of Impact-Led Growth with Its First CEO
David joins Bamboo at a crucial time as the firm looks to broaden and deepen its positive and sustainable impact in emerging and frontier markets.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: British International Investment Partners with Access Bank to Extend US $60 Million Trade Finance Facility Across Africa
Loan facility will help to ensure availability of key commodities across import-dependent economies and aims to stimulate African trade volumes by US$90 million as well as contribute to SDGs 8 and 9.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaysian Fintech Startup MADCash Secures $1 Million in Funding to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
MADCash funds and grows unbanked and underbanked women entrepreneurs, aiming to create an alternative credit scoring to increase their future bankability.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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MCC Awards Kenya $60 Million to Help Improve Urban Transport
Threshold grants help countries to reduce constraints to faster economic growth and increase transparency and accountability in the provision of public services.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CAF to Allocate USD$5 Million to Finance Innovative Startups
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean approved an investment of USD$5 million in NXTP Ventures Fund III to foster the development of technology startups in the region.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- impact investing, innovation, MSMEs, scale, startups