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IFC Invests $50 Million in New LeapFrog Fund to Bolster Health, Financial Services Businesses in Africa
The latest fund will focus on growing businesses in healthcare and financial services by helping companies adopt digital solutions and offer new products that can reach underserved segments of the population.
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- Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arnur Credit Bags $9 Million from IFC to Aid Women-Led MSMEs in Kazakhstan
The project is aligned with IFC’s strategy in Kazakhstan to boost private sector-led growth through support to the financial sector and investments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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East Ventures and SV Investment Inject $100 Million Fund to Supercharge Tech Startups in Southeast Asia
Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures and Seoul-based venture capital firm SV Investment have joined forces to establish a new fund targeted at $100 million.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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A New Study Finds Returns on ESG ETFS to Be “Unremarkable”
Only one year, 2020, stood out with ESG ETFs outperforming by 4.2%.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- ESG, impact measurement, research
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Bamboo Charts Next Stage of Impact-Led Growth with Its First CEO
David joins Bamboo at a crucial time as the firm looks to broaden and deepen its positive and sustainable impact in emerging and frontier markets.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: British International Investment Partners with Access Bank to Extend US $60 Million Trade Finance Facility Across Africa
Loan facility will help to ensure availability of key commodities across import-dependent economies and aims to stimulate African trade volumes by US$90 million as well as contribute to SDGs 8 and 9.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaysian Fintech Startup MADCash Secures $1 Million in Funding to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
MADCash funds and grows unbanked and underbanked women entrepreneurs, aiming to create an alternative credit scoring to increase their future bankability.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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MCC Awards Kenya $60 Million to Help Improve Urban Transport
Threshold grants help countries to reduce constraints to faster economic growth and increase transparency and accountability in the provision of public services.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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