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The Central Bank of Nigeria Launches Framework for Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
The CBN in collaboration with EFInA has launched a framework to advance women’s financial inclusion.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), Huawei Ink Partnership Agreement To Promote Tech-Driven Financial Inclusion, Fintech Capacity Building
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei-Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the banking sector through further deployment of technology and building fintech capacity.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Asian Development Bank, KfW Partner To Boost COVID-19 Response and Financial Inclusion in Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and KfW, the German state-owned development bank, today signed agreements for €450 million (about $525 million) in cofinancing to improve Indonesia’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response and enhance financial inclusion in the country.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
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- South Asia
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Sh37.5 Million (USD 350,000) Program Set To Boost Women Smallholder Dairy Farmers
At least 5,000 women smallholder dairy farmers from six counties in the country are set to benefit from a new partnership targeted at boosting their milk production, enhance income and ease the annual 2.2 billion litre shortage of dairy products in the country.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women Self-Help Groups in Punjab Struggle To Repay Loans
Allege microfinance institutions charging exorbitant interest
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- Coronavirus
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: How To Measure a Company’s Real Impact
Accounting for impact took a major step forward in July with our publication of the cost of the environmental impact of 1,800 companies by the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) at Harvard Business School.
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- Impact Assessment
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Press Release: ImpactAssets Clients Lean Into Impact Investing During COVID Pandemic
Impact Investments increase tenfold while grants rise 400% in the first half of 2020 in a show of unprecedented generosity.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Asian Development Bank Supports Philippines Financial Inclusion Reforms With $300 Million Loan
ADB’s Inclusive Finance Development Program, Subprogram 2, is supporting reforms to help the government reach targets linked to the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia