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New Report Explores Activity, Challenges in Impact Investing in Southern Africa
In Southern Africa, the big action in impact investing is in South Africa. But even in that country, there are a great many challenges.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Getting to The Heart of Impact Investment in India
More and more people are becoming familiar with the related concepts of impact investing and social entrepreneurship. These ideas are commanding increasing attention in business, academia and government, and also among the public at large, with hundreds of articles and dozens of research studies. MBA graduates want to get in on a piece of the action. Billions of dollars have been flowing in, away from traditional NGOs, to this new model of socio-economic development that harnesses market forces. And some political leaders are also taking note, in emerging markets like India as well as developed countries like the UK and US.
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- Environment
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- South Asia
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New Fund for Women Is the Next Step in Kiva’s Evolution
Kiva partnered with the United States Department of State and the Inter-American Development Bank to launch the Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund on Friday, signaling the next step in the crowdfunding platform’s ongoing expansion into impact investing.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- crowdfunding, microfinance
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Can Emerging Nations Create Their Own Silicon Valleys?
According to Alec Ross, other nations around the world should give up trying to create their own versions of Silicon Valley.
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- Technology
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- innovation
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The Developing World Faces a Silent Killer. Could a $1 Solar Light Help?
Every day at around 6pm, 40 families living in a remote corner of Andhra Pradesh in southeast India – a 6km walk from the nearest road – would be swallowed by darkness. With no access to electricity, sunset was a non-negotiable curfew – going outside was dangerous, people couldn’t cook and children were unable to do their homework.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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How a Mongolian soap opera promoted financial education
In Mongolia, a project assisted by ADB and the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction used storytelling to help people protect themselves through saving and financial planning.
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- Asia Pacific
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PayPal plans Latin America growth with América Móvil alliance
PayPal is teaming up with Mexican telecommunications giant América Móvil as it looks to expand in Latin America.
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- Uncategorized
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- Latin America
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DriveU Raises $1 Million From Unitus Seed Fund, Silicon Valley Angel Investors
At a time when ride hailing services such as Ola and Uber are rolling out offers to dissuade consumers from using personal vehicles, DriveU, an on-demand driver provider launched by an early backer of TaxiForSure, has raised about $1 million from Unitus Seed Fund and undisclosed angel investors from the Silicon Valley, said co-founder and chief executive Rahm Shastry.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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