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CreditAccess Grameen Bolsters its Microfinance Impact with USD $75 Million Social Loan
This move enhances CA Grameen's presence in international markets, with the company raising over USD 300 million in commitments globally this fiscal year.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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What Drives Corporate Philanthropy in Asia: Exploring the Region’s Unique Approach to Giving
As Asian wealth has surged in recent decades, so has the region’s corporate philanthropy. According to Gwendolyn Lim and Denise Chew at the Bridgespan Group, the 20 top Asian corporate funders alone commit an average of $3.7 billion annually to social and environmental causes. They explore the factors that are driving this trend — from Asian business culture to government CSR policies — and discuss three widely used approaches to corporate giving in Asia, as highlighted in a recent Bridgespan report.
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- Investing
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Ho Chi Minh City Sets up $20 Million Venture Capital Fund to Support Startups
Priority investment areas include digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain, semiconductor manufacturing, biotechnology, new materials, renewable energy, automation and robotics.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Commits an Additional US $10 Million to Accelerate Electricity Connections Across Africa by 2030
The Rockefeller Foundation is collaborating with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet to fast-track electrification efforts in at least 15 African countries.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: UNICEF and the GIIN Join Forces to Integrate Child Outcomes Into Impact Investing
The collaboration will result in tools and guidance that help investors to measure, manage and optimize their impact on children.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Fasanara and IFC Launch New Strategy to Expand Access to Finance for MSMEs in Emerging Markets
The initiative will channel more affordable, flexible financing to MSMEs by supporting fintech lenders that serve these businesses.
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- Investing
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- Global
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EIB Global Pledges More Than €1 Billion in Support of Mission 300 Goals
Mission 300, launched by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group, aims to connect 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Develops $122 Million Bond to Restore Water Catchments
The outcome based bond will link investor returns to measurable environmental improvements such as invasive plant removal and catchment rehabilitation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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