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ESG Bond Fund Growth Beats Stocks After COVID-19 Boost
Sales of debt for projects aimed at helping society surged a record 376% to 41.9 billion in the first half of the year from the same period a year ago, according to BloombergNEF.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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A Guide To Angel Investing During COVID-19: Eight Tips for Investors in East Africa
In East Africa, the COVID-19 crisis is causing far-reaching consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises. And according to analysts at Intellecap and Viktoria Ventures, much of the burden of ensuring these businesses' short-term survival lies with angel investors. They share some practical considerations that can help these investors navigate the many challenges of the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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BIMA Nabs $30 Million More for Micro- Health and Life Insurance Aimed at Emerging Markets
The coronavirus global health pandemic — and the new emphasis on social distancing to slow down the spread of COVID-19 — has put healthcare and tech services used to enable healthcare remotely under the spotlight.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Investing
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COVID Disruption: ESG Investment Catches on Fast & Is Here To Stay
Though ESG investments have not become a dominant theme in Indian markets as compared to the markets in the US and Europe, investor pressure could result in the rollout of not only governance oriented but also environmentally focused and socially viable investment practices.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Solidaridad Supporting Small Businesses To Access Finance for COVID-19 Resilience
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many businesses, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the cocoa sector that provide critical services to smallholder farmers in Ghana.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A New Status Quo for Workers: Shaping A Good Jobs Recovery from COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out 30 million jobs in the U.S. in the first four months, and an estimated 120 million jobs in India. As the U.S. celebrates Labor Day, Bulbul Gupta at Pacific Community Ventures and Sachi Shenoy at Upaya Social Ventures argue that recovery from this crisis will require more than a return to the pre-COVID status quo. It will require impact investors, business leaders, governments and others to create "the kinds of jobs that uplift their communities to a better tomorrow."
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures and Beyond Capital Recommit To Investment in Freshr To Further Benefit Smallholder Farmers in India
Follow-on investment to support the extension of FreshR’s microentrepreneur and farmer networks, as well as continue expansion into new region of underserved communities
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Telenor Microfinance Bank Receives $45m Equity Injection To Continue Its Growth on Digital Strategy
Telenor Microfinance Bank, the first scheduled microfinance bank of Pakistan and the operator of the country’s leading digital payments platform Easypaisa, has received an investment of $45 million from its shareholders Telenor Group and Ant Group Co., Ltd. (Ant Group).
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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