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UK Announces £274 Million Boost to Climate Resilience Across Indo-Pacific
New UK finance through the CARA programme to help over 14 million people adapt to climate change, promote low carbon growth and protect the environment.
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- Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- climate change
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Google Grants $2.5 Million to Three Indian Non-profits Working With Women and Girl Empowerment
Tech giant Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Monday granted $2.5 million to three Indian non-profits to create pathways to prosperity for women and girls.
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- Asia Pacific
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Emerging Markets Lender Lendable Seeks $100 Million to Fund Fintech Companies
Emerging markets fintech financier Lendable is targeting to raise a $100 million fund to invest in African and Asian fintech companies.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Mastercard Partners With LEAF To Expand Financial Inclusion, Increase Farmers’ Income
The platform is aimed at improving the lives of Indian farmers by leveraging technology aided by human intervention and solving multiple challenges of transparency in India's rural ecosystem.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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Second COVID Wave Batters Microfinance, Lenders Positive on Outlook in India
The gross loan portfolio of microfinance companies in India fell in the first quarter of FY22 as demand for credit dropped due to restrictions imposed during the second COVID-19 wave.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Kinara Capital Secures $9.3 Million From Invest in Visions GmbH
Classified as an ESG Impact Fund by the European Union, Kinara Capital will further IIV’s microfinance fund mandate of enabling credit access to small businesses.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing, microfinance
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Havells, Godrej Family Offices, Samara Capital, Form Healthcare Platform Marengo in India
Samara Capital, Havells Family Investment Office, and Godrej Family Investment Office have come together to set up Marengo Asia Healthcare, a platform that will run multispecialty hospital chains.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific