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IMF Urges International Cooperation on Cryptocurrency Regulation
The IMF, the United Nations’ organization for global monetary cooperation, financial stability and economic growth, is pushing a “greater international discussion and cooperation among regulators” globally to form policies on cryptocurrencies, CCN.com reported.
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- Finance
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- cryptocurrency, fintech, regulations
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India’s coming UPI battle in mobile payments
All non-cash transactions (immediate payment service, electronic clearing service and national electronic funds transfer, credit and debit cards, usage at point-of-sale, all prepaid instruments, m-wallets and mobile banking) in December 2016 grew by 28% from the October figure— sharply higher than the 10% in the preceding months.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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- digital payments, fintech
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Press release: Addenda Capital Launches New Impact Fixed Income Fund
Initially established in December 2017, the Fund seeks income and long-term capital growth. It includes mainly Canadian securities such as investment grade public debt, loans and commercial mortgages. The Fund's investments are currently focused on four broad themes: Climate Change, Health and Wellness, Education and Community Development.
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- Investing
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Press release: Acumen launches energy impact report
The Energy Impact Report, the first of its kind for the organization, is the culmination of 7,500 interviews with 5,500 off-grid energy customers across 11 countries using Acumen’s Lean Data methodology. Designed specifically for social enterprises, Lean Data is a customer-centric, technology-based approach to impact measurement that enables Acumen to speak directly with low-income customers at scale and collect high-quality impact data at a fraction of the cost of existing approaches.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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Runa Steers Towards Natural Energy, Away from Tea
Nothing drives impact like dollars. It’s a simple idea, but, for Runa, it represents the seed of an entirely new business-focused outlook.
The Brooklyn-based company, founded in 2009 by college roommates Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie, produces ready-to-drink iced teas and energy drinks made with guayusa, a plant traditionally used as a natural source of caffeine by indigenous groups in South America. Through its vertically aligned supply chain— in which it sources organic crops from Fair Trade Certified partner farms in Ecuador— Runa has made ethical business practices and sustainable farming a key part of its identity.- Categories
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- Latin America
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New Paper: Key Considerations for Mobilizing Institutional Capital Through Blended Finance
The new report from Convergence provides an analysis of the investment motivations, requirements, and constraints of six segments of institutional investors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, research
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Indian Government to Provide More Money in Next Edition of Jan-Dhan Yojana
The Indian government is all set to extend the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, possibly doubling the overdraft amount under the scheme and using it to give loans to promote entrepreneurship.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Did BlackRock’s Larry Fink Go Too Far?
The BlackRock CEO inspired some investors—and angered others—with his declaration that investing should have a “social purpose.”
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