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Viewpoint: Can We Rewrite the Rules of Green Finance Quickly Enough?
The use of ESG analysis in investment decision-making is still routinely conflated with the measurement of sustainable outcomes. We need a sharper lens.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Global
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Why Social Design Projects Fail
Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.
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- WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Fund Provides Grant of $12 Million to Develop the Financial Market and Drive Financial Inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $12 million grant to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Symbiotics Investments Arranged a USD 10 Million Green Bond for Proparco
The proceeds will support its activity in providing access to energy for off-grid customers in underserved African markets.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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What Governments Must Agree at COP15 to Accelerate Business Action on Biodiversity and Nature
The UN Biodiversity COP15 finally opens its doors in Montreal this week after a two-year delay, and the stakes for our world could not be higher.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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FSDH Merchant Bank Announces $35 Million Facility From International Finance Corporation to Boost Growth of Businesses in Nigeria
The credit facility will be used to improve access to finance for medium-scale businesses in the emerging sectors of the Nigerian economy.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Uolo Raises $22.5 Million to Bring Edtech to the Masses
Uolo says it is reducing that cost by operating in a business-to-business-to-consumer model, working with private schools.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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African Development Bank Fund Offers $8.9 Billion for Vulnerable African Countries
The $8.9 billion replenishment package includes $8.5 billion in core ADF funding and $429 million for the newly created Climate Action Window.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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