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TriLinc Global Impact Fund Makes Impact Investment in Argentina
TriLinc Global Impact Fund approves a new $5.0 million revolving trade finance facility to an Argentine beef company, bringing total financing commitments as of June 30, 2014 to $28.7 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development in Latin America
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- Impact Assessment
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- Latin America
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- impact investing
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Indonesia Receives Us$500 Million from World Bank in Support of Financial Sector Reform Policies
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- World Bank issued the following news release:The World Bank'sBoard of Executive Directors approved today a US$500 millionFinancial Sector Reform and Modernization Development Policy Loan for the Government of Indonesia. The loan supports Indonesia's policies aimed at reinforcing the stability of the financial system, diversifying the financial sector, and expanding financial inclusion to reach the poor and other underserved groups.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Ugandan banks look to expand reach through agents
At least six banks have expressed interest in using agents to reach out to people outside the formal banking institutions, Bank of Uganda has said.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Impact investor money chasing very few investible companies in India
Venky Natarajan, Managing Partner at impact investment fund Lok Capital, speaks to BUSINESS TODAY about impact investing in India.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Africa: Seven Ways to Assist Health Research in Developing Nations
A guide released yesterday details seven principles for good practice in strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.N.’s Own Study Reveals Its $13 Billion Maternal Health Efforts Aren’t Saving Lives
LONDON (AP) — In the past decade, billions of dollars have been spent trying to save the lives of mothers in developing countries using strategies — usually inexpensive drugs — deemed essential by the U.N. health agency.
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- Health Care
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Going under the knife: surgery access should be available to all
Two billion of the world's poorest are at risk because of the perceived high cost of surgical treatment. But there are solutions
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Orissa-based Milk Mantra raises $13M in Series C led by Fidelity Growth Partners
The transaction also had a secondary component where 25 angel investors and an old fund under Aavishkaar have exited.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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