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Is social impact investing really only for millennials?
Those aged 35 and older are at least as likely to want investments that have a positive impact as so-called millennials, those aged 25 to 34.
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- North America
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Can India’s largest electric vehicle maker short circuit Ola and Uber’s smooth ride?
After years of a virtual duopoly, the Indian app-based ride-hailing market is witnessing a disruption of sorts. So what exactly does last month’s launch of Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) Glyd mean for incumbents Ola and Uber?
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- South Asia
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Mexican central bank in talks with Amazon about new mobile payments
The payment system, known as CoDi, is being built by central bank Banco de México, known as Banxico. CoDi will allow customers to make payments online and in person through smartphones free of charge using QR codes.
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Nigeria, others to push mobile money accounts to 110 million by 2024, says GSMA
“The mobile money industry is fast-evolving against a backdrop of increasing internet access and smartphone adoption, and now more than ever, mobile’s unparalleled global scale provides a tremendous opportunity to reach the 1.7 billion people who remain financially excluded, said Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA.”
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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American sustainable funds outperform the market
Data released last week by Morningstar, a data-provider, showed that sustainable American funds outperformed the broader market and recorded their third-consecutive year of record inflows.
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Press release: Innovation Works and Miller Center form partnership to create 250 social enterprises, 5,000 jobs in Baltimore
IW was formed to support Baltimore’s entrepreneurship development as a path to creating sustainable jobs, increasing average household incomes, and building neighborhood economies in underinvested communities. Miller Center, as the largest and most effective university-based social enterprise accelerator in the world, brings best practices and experience to the initiative.
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Pakistan’s financial inclusion strategy to create 3 million jobs in five years, says finance minister
The government is fully committed to improving the livelihood of Pakistanis through job creation, promoting entrepreneurship and enhancing access to formal financial services in an efficient and affordable manner, emphasised Finance Minister Asad Umar.
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BBOXX receives largest crowdfunded debt raise in history of solar energy in Africa
BBOXX and Trine’s funding initiative has hit the €6 million mark – in what is the largest crowd-funded debt raise in the history of solar energy in Africa. Mansoor Hamayun, CEO and Co-Founder of BBOXX comments: “Hundreds of millions of people in Africa still live without electricity. Collaborating with Trine has allowed us to tap into retail investors who share our vision for transforming people’s lives through sustainable energy provision."
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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