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How To Find Funding In Latin America, From A Latin American Startup CEO
Latin America is a collection of distinct countries with significant regulatory, operational and cultural differences, making scaling and attracting investment harder.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Latin America’s Mendel Secures $35 Million Series B to Expand AI-Driven Spend Management
Mendel, a Latin American enterprise spend management platform, has secured $35m in a Series B funding round led by Base10 Partners.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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U.S. Government Campaign Against ESG Hits Emerging Market Green Bonds
The backlash in the US on climate issues is hitting the ability of many emerging markets to raise funds for environmental projects.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- data, ESG, global development, impact bonds
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Viewpoint: Entrepreneur as Agent of Social Impact and Its Implications on Development Work
Development work often requires long-term, patient processes that involve gradual community engagement, trust-building, and the slow but steady implementation of programs that address root causes rather than just symptoms.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- impact investing, scale, SDGs, startups, systems change
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Introducing Miller Center for Global Impact: A Bold Step Toward 2030
This change is more than just a new name. It represents an evolution in how they approach impact and a deep commitment to their 2030 strategy.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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uMunthu Fund Exits Baobab Nigeria
The impact of this now-completed partnership is far-reaching: from operating only in Kaduna state to 16 states in Nigeria.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Inverse Relationship Between Liquidity and Impact: Results from Toniic’s Groundbreaking 10-Year Study of the Practices of Top Impact Investors
There has long been a debate about whether impact investing must involve a tradeoff between social or environmental impact and financial returns. But as Adam Bendell at Toniic argues, there's a different question that has not garnered as much discussion in the sector: whether investors also face a tradeoff between liquidity and impact. He shares new data from Toniic’s T100 Project — a 10-year study of impact investors' practices and preferences — which shows convincingly that investors need to accept illiquidity for greater impact, and finds plenty of investor appetite for that tradeoff.
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- Investing
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Azerbaijan, Islamic Development Bank Join Forces to Boost Pakistan’s Road Infrastructure
Azerbaijan plans to invest $2 billion in various projects throughout the country, with a portion of the funds allocated to enhancing the national road network.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia