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Press Release: DFC Announces $70 Million in New Investments in India to Advance Shared Priorities in Health Systems, Affordable Housing, and Small Business Support
The country is DFC’s largest market with approximately $3.8 billion invested as of FY2023, including $820 million in new investments made last year.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- housing, MSMEs, public health, vaccines
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Viewpoint: Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Goldman Stock-Picking Model Is Challenging ESG Assumptions
The filter model is designed to pick stocks based on how much attention companies pay to recycling, waste management and the re-use of materials and products.
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- Global
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- circular economy, ESG, recycling, waste
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Solving the Funding Challenges of Indian MSMEs: The Advantages of Founder-Friendly Non-Dilutive Financing
About 30% of India’s GDP is generated by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which provide jobs for more than 110 million people and account for around 50% of the country’s exports. But as Bhavik Vasa at GetVantage points out, a drop in private equity and venture capital investments has led many of these entrepreneurs to shift towards more founder-friendly types of non-dilutive capital. He discusses the funding challenges facing Indian MSMEs, and why alternative forms of non-dilutive financing are uniquely suited to these businesses' needs.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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Ampersand Raises $2 Million to Accelerate East African Expansion
This funding round underscores a growing investor appetite for renewable energy and e-mobility in Africa.
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- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Impact Investing Could Entrench Inequality Without Better Monitoring
Several high-profile recent studies argue that impact investors frequently overstate the social outcomes their investments actually generate.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Global Care Secures $3 Million Funding from 35North IDF-II, Affiliates
Through this investment, 35North IDF-II will support Global Care’s aim to bridge healthcare divides worldwide.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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ANDE, IKEA Foundation Award Grants to Boost Waste and Circular Economy Investment in Kenya and India
Six entrepreneur support organizations in Kenya and India will receive funding from a new Investment Innovation Fund to catalyze investment in waste and circular economy businesses.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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