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At the Vatican, a different type of investing conference
There were several more nuns and priests in attendance than at a typical impact investing conference, but the third Vatican Impact Investing Conference, held last week, explored both where the field is headed globally and what role the Roman Catholic Church might have moving forward.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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MyBucks Piloting Fintech in New Markets with Novel AI Credit Scoring
While MyBucks is currently listed on the Frankfurt Exchange, operating across Africa and Asia Pacific while at the same time actively promoting its portfolio at forums such as the European Microfinance Awards (2017 Financial Inclusion Award Winner) and at the American Banker Digital Banking Summit, it’s clear that their growth so too reflects the industry.
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- Finance
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Breaking down France’s new $76M Africa startup fund
The $76 million (or €65 million) will divvy up into three parts, according to AFD Digital Task Team Leader Christine Ha.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Why social enterprise in Greece is a modern day myth
People have begun starting up social enterprises for the wrong reasons: because they are a cheap substitute for a regular enterprise with more elastic social insurance obligations, since their members are not liable as is the case for all other entrepreneurs.
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Kazakhstan to get huge IFC loan for its microfinance
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a senior syndicated loan of $82 million equivalent in Kazakh tenge to “Microfinance organization “KMF” LLC, a leading Kazakh microfinance institution, to boost lending to micro and small enterprises, including women entrepreneurs and customers in rural areas of Kazakhstan, the press service of IFC said in a message.
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France’s Macron pledges €700 million for solar projects in developing countries
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy.
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- Energy
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- renewable energy
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GTT to acquire European fiber network operator Interoute for $2.3 billion in cash
London-based Interoute operates one of Europe’s biggest fiber networks and associated cloud services, spanning more than 70,000 kilometers and 29 countries, according to a Bloomberg report last year that outlined the company’s plan to find a buyer.
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- Technology
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The Pope Wants Vatican Startups to Fix Climate Change
A year ago, venture capitalists Stephen Forte of Fresco Capital Fund and Eric Harr of Imagine Ventures -- both based in California -- asked the Vatican to back a technology competition among startups addressing climate change, energy and managing resources.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- climate change
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