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Press release: Bamboo Capital Partners, Government of Togo and Moeda Seeds Bank launch first-of-its-kind blended finance technology impact fund with €100 million target
Florian Kemmerich, Managing Partner of Bamboo Capital Partners, commented: “For the last two decades, Bamboo has played a pioneering role in developing funds that harness the power of technology to leapfrog poverty in emerging markets. Today, the BLOC Fund represents a new frontier for global technology impact funds. BLOC’s blended finance approach will catalyse further investment and generate lasting impact in some of poorest regions in the world.”
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In conversation with Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom
If WhatsApp gets into payments and comes to Kenya, what will Safaricom do? “We don’t get complacent about these things,” says Collymore. “For sure, we believe we need to evolve, and quickly. The thing that we have today was designed 11 years ago.”
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Tackling the water crisis will be just as hard as it sounds
More than 2 billion people around the world lack what the UN considers “safely managed drinking water supplies,” and millions of people across the United States—as much as a quarter of the country, by some estimates—drink water contaminated beyond legal levels.
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- Environment, WASH
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- startups
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Jamaica Microlenders Fear Business Fallout From Regulated Rates
The bill known as the Micro Credit Act proposes to link loan rates to treasury bill rates and the cost of issuing micro loans.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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- microfinance
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Mexico central bank says Uber, other firms interested in mobile pay system
When asked if Uber, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing firm, was one of the companies that had expressed interest, Diaz de Leon confirmed it had. But he noted that many prospective users were still trying to get to grips with how they might use CoDi.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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For Water Systems That Work, Look to Women
In many countries, women collect water and manage its use in the home, but they are underrepresented in decision-making about this vital natural resource.
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- WASH
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Cargill and Heifer launch Hatching Hope Global Initiative in India
Farmers will be connected to markets and equipped with the goods and services that they need to be successful participants in the poultry value chain.
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- Agriculture
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- South Asia
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1 Million To Benefit From New Partnership To Boost Financial Inclusion In DRC
Agency banking, where local people are trained to provide banking services, is proving to be a viable approach for increasing financial inclusion in previously underserved areas.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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