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Why Faith-based Organizations are Shifting to Impact Investing
A 2010 global study of faith institutions showed that 77% of 103 respondents practice impact investing.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, philanthropy
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Bill Gates, on China trip, lauds free trade – and futuristic toilets
U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled on Tuesday in Beijing a futuristic toilet that doesn’t need water or sewers and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- global development, SDGs
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Reality Check: Is China burdening Africa with debt?
The Chinese government is adamant that its economic relationships with African countries are mutually beneficial and rejects suggestions that it is using debt to expand global influence.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Closing the Cash Gap With Cryptocurrency
In emerging markets, the shallow reach of traditional money systems means there’s less resistance to new financial technology.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aavishkaar plans to raise $300 million for South Asia fund
Aavishkaar Group’s eighth fund, which is aiming for a first close by end-2019, will consciously avoid India and China and focus on smaller markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and Laos, among others.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Visa strengthens East Africa presence through partnership with Tanzanian telecom firm
Through the partnership, HaloPesa will offer consumers the option to pay a merchant with interoperable Visa QR Codes that are being rolled out as part of Visa on mobile expansion in the market.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press release: New UNCDF report examines how to get blended finance right in the world’s 47 least developed countries
Presenting the report, UNCDF’s Executive Secretary Judith Karl said: “While turning the ‘billions into trillions’ is essential, it should not just be about quantity, but also about quality and geography. Increased public and private financial flows must be made to work also for the world’s most vulnerable countries and for communities at risk of being left behind. We need to shift the dynamics of how resources are allocated and to come up with better ways of making finance work for poor people.”
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- Investing
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Press release: New Series Offers Impact Investors Diverse Approaches to Investing Across the Continuum
Omidyar Network curates articles from leading impact investors who take a nuanced approach to considerations of risk, return, and impact.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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