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UK Seeks to Boost Impact Investing Sector With New Initiative
“By combining the energy, supporter base and achievements of these two groups, the institute aims to provide a focal point for impact investing in the UK to accelerate the potential for finance to address social challenges,” a statement on the institute’s website reads.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: Bitcoin in Africa – What Needs to Be Done to Encourage Adoption?
Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Design Challenge Empowers and Informs Responses to Global Water Crises
Designing Water's Future, will leverage the power of creative design and communications, citizen science, frontier data analysis, visualization tools, and Artificial Intelligence-powered analysis to advance responses and solutions.
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- WASH
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Press Release: Acumen Launches 60 Decibels to Make Lean Data an Impact Measurement Standard for Impact Investing
The new entity, supported by lead investor Ceniarth, makes customer-centric impact measurement accessible to all, helping social sector organizations listen to those who matter most
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: OPIC Backs Asset Manager Deetken Impact and Mission-Driven Company Pro Mujer to Empower Women in Latin America
Deetken Impact and Pro Mujer team up to invest in women and girls, delivering strong financial returns and meaningful, measurable social and environmental benefits. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has committed $10 million to grow the fund.
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- Investing
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WorldRemit Raises $175m at $900m+ Valuation to Help Users Send Money to Contacts in Emerging Markets
The company has to date focused on providing remittance services to individuals, specifically to help people living and working abroad to send money to friends and family back home, by way of an app.
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- Finance
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- remittances
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Report: India’s Microfinance Industry Posts 38% Growth in 2018-19
In 2018-19, microfinance in India showed rapid, regionally-balanced and resilient growth, said Harsh Shrivastava, chief executive officer, MFIN.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- microfinance
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Trulioo Teams With Refinitiv To Bring 5B Consumers Into The Financial Mainstream
Trulioo said it is teaming with Refinitiv — operator of the World-Check Risk Intelligence database — to promote global financial inclusion and fight fraud.
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- Finance, Technology
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