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Press Release: DFC Loan to Produbanco to Drive Inclusive Development in Ecuador
Produbanco will utilize DFC financing to on-lend to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and women borrowers which promote gender equity and inclusion.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Unprecedented Research Shows How Corporate Procurement Can Drive Social Impact
Acumen, with the support of IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and partners, launched a report with new survey data demonstrating how social enterprises bring inclusion, sustainability, and social impact into corporate value chains.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Fintech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps in Emerging Markets
As lessons are learned from the fuel crisis, public and private sector players must act quickly to ensure that critical supply chains can withstand the shocks of increasingly severe climate impacts.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- fintech, supply chains
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Asian Development Bank Approves $100 Million Loan for Agribusiness Development in India
Despite ample opportunities for the growth of horticulture, most smallholder farmers still practice subsistence farming because of fragmented land ownership, insufficient capital to scale up, and lack of direct access to emerging high-value markets.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- scale, smallholder farmers
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Jeff Bezos Says Traveling to Space Changed How He Thinks About Nature
Jeff Bezos on Monday promised to give away $1 billion in grants this year to support efforts around conservation.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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USAID Provides Nearly $297 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care For COVID-19 Response Around the World
USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, WASH
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- Global
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- food security
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Press Release: DPI Raises One of the Largest Africa Funds at US $900 Million to Invest in Innovation-Led Companies
ADP III will invest in established and growing companies in industries that benefit from Africa’s fast-growing middle class and the increasing digital transformation of the continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, impact investing, SDGs
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US Developer Lands $1.75 Million Deal for Nigerian Mini-Grids
Former start-up Husk, which originally based its business on renewables powered by rice industry waste products, has agreed to develop seven solar-plus-storage mini-grids across rural communities in Nasarawa state.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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