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Microsoft and Accenture Expand Commitment To Support Social Entrepreneurs
Companies extend program to support emerging technology startups with solutions focused on sustainability and skilling
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- Asia Pacific
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Microsoft, NSDC Collaborate To Empower 1 Lakh (100,000) Women in India With Digital Skills
Microsoft on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.
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MFIs in India: Need Social Impact Monitoring
The pandemic has necessitated the need to re-look at the tenets of MFI lending
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EDFI ElectriFI Invests in Candi’s PV Solar Solutions for Indian SMEs
EDFI ElectriFI invested EUR 2,68m junior debt in candi, a platform that finances, builds and operates solar solutions for SMEs in emerging markets, whereby the aim is to help customers improve their bottom line while at the same time creating a positive environmental impact.
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- Energy
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- renewable energy, solar
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The Quest for Financial Inclusion in Sri Lanka
Financial Inclusion is essential for continuous and sustainable economic development, according to the IFC (International Finance Corporation). This is no exception for Sri Lanka despite showing strong numbers in bank penetration.
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- Finance, Technology
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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ShopUp Raises $22.5 Million To Digitize Millions of Mom-and-Pop Shops in Bangladesh
A startup that is aiming to digitize millions of neighborhood stores in Bangladesh just raised the country’s largest Series A financing round.
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‘India’s Impact Enterprises Face Issues Accessing Debt’
A report by IIC analysed the balance sheets of 422 leading impact enterprises to gauge their creditworthiness and estimate the gap between their current debt and their potential to absorb more
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MIT D-Lab and Upaya Social Ventures Announce Collaboration To Support Women-Led Startups in India
The 2021 Scale-Ups Accelerator, developed in collaboration between MIT D-Lab and Upaya, will prepare women entrepreneurs for investment and pilot new methods to address gender financing gap.
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- Investing
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