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GIIN Report: Impact Investing Surges Despite Global Headwinds
Despite strong growth, investors highlighted several persistent challenges. The leading concern, selected by 62% of surveyed investors, was “impact washing.” Unsurprisingly, the current ESG backlash was also cited as a key issue.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- ESG, greenwashing, impact investing
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Nedbank Invests $28 Million in New GX Capital’s Fund for Clean Energy and Infrastructure in Africa
The fund is purpose-built to channel capital into clean technologies and sustainable infrastructure—including energy, water, gas, and associated services—across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The African Development Bank Injects $117.3 Million to Transform Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire Amid Sustainability Push
For farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, particularly youth and women in rural areas, the facility represents more than financial relief.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Development Bank Secures $30 Million Islamic Finance Facility for SMEs
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) provided Uganda Development Bank (UDB) with $30 million, marking its first financing deal in Uganda and East Africa.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World’s Biggest Pension Fund Puts Impact Investing on the Agenda
GPIF President Kazuto Uchida has made clear he thinks that an investment approach targeting environmental and social goals "ultimately leads to” economic and capital markets growth.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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China Strikes $1.4 Billion Deal With Zambia, Tanzania for Railway Upgrade
China, Zambia and Tanzania have struck a $1.4 billion deal to modernise the ageing Tanzania–Zambia Railway, a lifeline for moving copper out of southern Africa.
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- Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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responsAbility Makes First Climate Infrastructure Investment in Latin America With Wind Project in Chile
The project represents a total investment of USD 56 million and will finance the construction and operation of a wind farm with an installed capacity of 36 MW in the Araucanía region.
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- Latin America
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BII Commits $20 Million to Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative
The platform aims to expand access to affordable, reliable energy in underserved African markets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa