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At the Vatican, a different type of investing conference
There were several more nuns and priests in attendance than at a typical impact investing conference, but the third Vatican Impact Investing Conference, held last week, explored both where the field is headed globally and what role the Roman Catholic Church might have moving forward.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press release: ImpactAssets Unveils Portfolio Directory of Cutting-Edge Impact Investing Deals Sourced Through Giving Fund
“The Giving Fund Portfolio Directory is one of the most comprehensive and accessible impact investing databases available at no cost to users,” said Eric Meissner, Director, Custom Investments and Business Analytics at ImpactAssets. “It allows users to look under the hood at some of the most innovative impact investing deals being done and it demonstrates the real world impact our donors are making every day.”
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Press release: Gray Matters Capital to Commit More Funds to Enterprises in Africa Benefiting Women and Girls; Backs Ghana’s Redbird Health Tech under its coLABS Portfolio
Gray Matters Capital (GMC), an Atlanta-based impact investor with a gender lens whose mission is to provide “an education leading to a more purposeful life for 100 million women globally by 2036”, has today announced its investment in Ghana’s Redbird Health Tech through its GMC coLABS portfolio.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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Capria partners with Australia’s DFAT to expand investment platform in SE Asia
Global impact investment firm Capria has announced a partnership with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to expand its investment platform into the Southeast Asia region.
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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New Terrain: In Search of Social Justice Impact Investing
For many institutions, especially those with social justice missions, there are big questions about how exactly to execute a hugely varying set of tactics that get lumped under the same rubric of impact investing.
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Press release: Case Foundation welcomes veteran impact investing leader Lisa Hall to team
Hall will focus on expanding and targeting the Case Foundation’s long-term efforts to drive more investors and capital into the sector and to break down barriers to entry so new investors have the information, learnings and insights they need when seeking both financial and social returns.
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Press release: OPIC launches Connect Africa initiative to invest more than $1 billion supporting infrastructure, communications, and value chain connectivity
“Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing economies and presents both a great need for investment and a great opportunity for American businesses,” Washburne said. “But, too many barriers remain to the flow of goods and services. By focusing on connectivity, we’re not only helping build means for economic development, but also laying the foundation for future trade partners.”
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- Investing, Technology
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to Pump $200 Million into Indian Infrastructure Fund
“The $200-million investment is in two phases. AIIB will invest $100 million now and another $100 million in the future,” Garg said. Beijing-based AIIB has approved $4.4 billion of investments of which the largest — $1.2 billion — is in India.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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- impact investing