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Press Release: New ANDE Report Provides Snapshot of the Latin American Impact Investing Sector
Impact Investing in Latin America: Trends 2018-2019 provides a snapshot of the impact investing sector in Latin America over the past two years, with particular focus on Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Vietnamese Farmers To Get Help From Bayer in Fight Against Saltwater-Drought, COVID-19
Around 80,000 smallholder farmers whose livelihoods and welfare have been severely impacted by COVID-19 will benefit from a global initiative by Bayer titled ‘Better Farms, Better Lives.’
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Environment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Sh37.5 Million (USD 350,000) Program Set To Boost Women Smallholder Dairy Farmers
At least 5,000 women smallholder dairy farmers from six counties in the country are set to benefit from a new partnership targeted at boosting their milk production, enhance income and ease the annual 2.2 billion litre shortage of dairy products in the country.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Invest in Visions Mikrofinanzfonds Lends $36 Million To Indian MFIs Asirvad Microfinance, Sonata Finance
Both microfinance institutions serve low-income female customers in India, and as of June 2020, they intend to use the IIV funds to disburse microloans to their client base in order to encourage business expansion and entrepreneurship.
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Greenlight Planet, Solar Pay-as-You-Go Market Leader, Secures $90 Million Investment
New Funding to Expand the Company’s Pay-As-You-Go Solar Financing Business, Backed by Leading Investors CDC Group, FMO, Norfund, and ARCH Emerging Markets Partner
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: 4 Ways Our COVID-19 Recovery Can Tackle Climate Change and Global Inequality
The COVID-19 crisis has shown how deep inequalities make society as a whole more vulnerable —providing important lessons for building resilience in an era of climate change.
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- Coronavirus, Environment, Investing
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Land To Lose: Coronavirus Compounds Debt Crisis in Cambodia
With the coronavirus pandemic ending Sreylon and her husband’s jobs in the tourism industry, the mother-of-two was at a loss as to how she would keep the lenders at bay, and clear a growing debt secured by the title to her family’s land.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Mastercard Brings Technology Leaders Together To Launch Tech for Good Partnership in Latin America
Bancolombia, Banco Galicia, Citibanamex, Mercado Libre, and PayPal Commit to Accelerate Business Recovery and Inclusive Growth Efforts in the Region
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- Coronavirus, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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