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Mexican Fintech Kapital Receives $100 Million Investment and Expands to Colombia
The Mexican fintech Kapital has arrived in Colombia to facilitate access to credit for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Climate Adaptation Finance Must Reach and Pass The $40 Billion Target
Despite contributing next to nothing to the climate crises, low-income countries are suffering the impacts and bearing the costs.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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BlueMark Becomes First Impact Verification Firm to Be Certified as a B Corp
BlueMark has completed more than 100 verifications for impact investors managing a combined $189 billion in impact-oriented assets under management.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Adani Group to Invest $150 Billion in Pursuit of $1 Trillion Valuation in India
Richest Asian Gautam Adani's group will invest over USD 150 billion across businesses ranging from green energy to data centres to airports and healthcare.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Blackrock Raises $4.5 Billion for Climate-Focused Infrastructure Fund
BlackRock Inc has raised $4.5 billion out of an overall $7.5 billion target for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets aimed at climate-focused projects.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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African Development Bank and Partners Launch $520 Million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones to Transform Nigeria’s Agriculture
Nigeria has begun its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ).
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Islamic Bank Approves $1.8 Billion to Finance Nigerian Projects
The Islamic Development Bank has sanctioned $1.8bn to finance several key projects in Nigeria.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $500 Billion+ Market Opportunity for Real Impact: Three Ways Corporations Can Engage in Social Procurement
Social procurement – the practice of corporations buying products or services from social businesses – has gained substantial momentum in recent years. According to a report released earlier this year, the overall market volume of social procurement currently exceeds $2.5 billion, and it could reach $506 billion over the next decade. Jo Bautista at Yunus Social Business explores how corporations can get involved in social procurement, sharing three ways they can integrate social businesses into their value chains.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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