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World Bank Targets Offshore Wind Markets
The program will convene developing country governments, commercial developers, development partners, and wind energy experts to raise awareness around offshore wind opportunities in emerging markets and lay the groundwork for a pipeline of new projects that could be supported by World Bank or IFC financing.
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- Energy
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Press release: Microfinance is Instrumental in Alleviating Financial Hardship in the United States – Early Results of an MDRC Study of Grameen America
The first-of-its-kind random assignment study examined 1,492 women (in 300 loan groups) who applied in groups of five to the Grameen America microlending program in Union City, New Jersey. Applicant groups were assigned at random into two groups: those eligible to receive Grameen America loans (the program group) and those not eligible (the control group). The outcomes of the two groups were compared over time.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Who are the next billion users and what do they want?
Ubiquitous cheap phones and increasingly affordable phone plans such as Jio in India are helping another billion users join the internet. What do those users want though, and how are they the same and different than existing internet users?
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- Technology
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Press release: Grant awarded to pilot ‘SHIFT KENYA’, first of its kind model to increase access to finance for healthcare SMEs
“SHIFT is the kind of blended finance solution that gets us excited. Not only does it aim to strengthen local capital markets and get local institutional investors off the sidelines, but if successful, SHIFT has the potential to be expanded and replicated in other sectors and countries outside of healthcare and Kenya,” says Joan Larrea, CEO of Convergence.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vanguard taps Wellington for first active ESG fund
Vanguard will boost its ESG line-up with the launch of its first actively managed ESG fund, the Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock fund, which will be available for investment in mid-2019.
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- Investing
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MTN to launch ‘WeChat of Africa’
The app will be launched in MTN markets in West Africa first as part of a “beta-testing” phase. The plan is to introduce it to all the countries in which it operates, including South Africa
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press release: OurCrowd Partners with Social Finance Israel to Launch Impact Fund Targeting $30M
OurCrowd, a global investment platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, has announced it is partnering with Social Finance Israel, the Israeli impact advisory leader, to launch an Impact Fund focused on venture-backed businesses solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. The fund will invest in companies with demonstrated alignment to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Press release: 200 Speakers Confirmed for 11th ICT4D Conference 2019
Over 200 speakers from the Government of Uganda, International and Ugandan NGOs, private and civil society organizations have been confirmed for the annual ICT4D Conference, scheduled for April 30 to May 3, 2019 at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Uganda.
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