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Report: Africa’s Private Capital Deals Drop for First Time in 7 Years
The report by the African Private Capital Association (AVCA) shows that the volume of deals dropped by 28 percent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Tideline and Multiplier Advisors Announce Strategic Partnership to Serve the Growing Institutional Interest in Investing in Social Determinants of Health
Partnership between specialized consultants aims to unlock $5 billion in new impact investing capital over 5 years for social determinants of health.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- North America
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Press Release: The Investment Integration Project Releases New Report “System-level Investing: Case Studies of Investors Leading the Way” that Highlights First-Mover Investment Teams That Have Embraced the Practices for System-level Investing
New report includes detailed case studies on California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Domini Impact Investments, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation (SPMF), University Pension Plan (UPP), and Wespath Benefits and Investments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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SunCulture Raises $27 Million in Series B Round From Investors Including Netflix Co-Founder
SunCulture supplies small solar-powered water pumps, the cost of which is subsidised by the sale of carbon credits, to small-scale farmers, allowing them to replace diesel-powered pumps in some cases and boost yields in fields that weren’t previously irrigated.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: World Bank Group Announces New Approach to Measuring Impact
For the first time, the work of all World Bank Group financing institutions will be tracked through the same set of indicators.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: Why ESG Is So Important When Choosing a Project’s Location in Latin America
Investors worldwide need to be increasingly mindful of the impact their portfolio businesses have on the environment, society, and corporate governance structures.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Latin America
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Slow but Steady Growth of Sukuk in Africa
Sukuk, the Islamic finance debt instrument worth around $800bn globally, is becoming part of some African countries’ finance-raising landscape. However, despite enormous benefits, especially in infrastructure finance, the pace has been relatively slow. Mushtak Parker explains why.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’: How a New Asset Class Can Unlock Investment in Climate Resilience — And Why Impact Measurement Will be Key to its Success
Investments in building climate resilience in vulnerable communities are falling woefully short — and the private sector is almost entirely absent. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Jyotsna Puri at IFAD and Jonathan Phillips at Duke University explore an innovative solution to this finance gap: “resilience credits.” They explain how this new asset class aims to align public and private capital to build and measure climate resilience — and discuss the pros and cons of different impact measurement approaches for resilience-focused projects and businesses.
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- Environment, Investing
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