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Nuveen Raises €157 Million for Impact Credit Strategy
The global credit strategy, which aims to address real world issues such as affordable housing, community development and climate has the backing of Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring, and TIAA.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AFDB Approves $100 Million for Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank in Nigeria
The newly approved bank will provide assistance to young entrepreneurs through technical support, business incubation, quasi-equity, and debt.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Pandemic Fund Grants to Help Bolster Pandemic Preparedness and Response for Countries of the Americas
The Pandemic Fund is a catalytic financing mechanism which provides important resources to advance pandemic prevention.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Latin America
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- public health
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GlobalTix Secures S$6.5 Million Funding to Accelerate AI-Driven Expansion in Travel Technology
The latest funding will play a crucial role in fueling GlobalTix’s ambitious expansion plans.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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The Problem with ‘Forced Entrepreneurship’: How Universities — and Venture Capitalists — are Failing Climate Tech Innovators
Universities are increasingly positioning themselves as hubs of business innovation, and as Emre Eren Korkmaz at the University of Oxford explains, their support has become an important driver of climate tech innovation. But he argues that universities’ "one size fits all" approach to supporting these innovators is fundamentally flawed, prioritizing the pathway to entrepreneurship — and the demands of venture capitalists — rather than empowering true innovation. He explores the problem and highlights some alternative approaches.
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- Education, Environment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Press Release: Sistema.bio Secures $15 Million in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion
Sistema.bio, a global leader in biogas technology, announces it has secured a package of US $15 million in financing to fuel its global growth.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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- Global
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Google Announces $1 Billion Investment for Infrastructure in Thailand
According to a study by Deloitte, Google’s investment could contribute £3 billion ($4 billion) to Thailand’s GDP by 2029, and support 14,000 new jobs.
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Supporting the Resilience of Small Businesses in India: The Value of Flexible Funding During a Crisis
Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs during the initial COVID-19 lockdown in April of 2020, and small traders and wage workers accounted for around 75% of those job losses. Amit Choudhary at Upaya Social Ventures explores how Upaya pivoted to support small businesses during that challenging time, discussing the evolving funding strategies it used — and how these approaches can provide a model for the broader impact investing sector during periods of crisis.
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- Investing
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