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Investing In Local Farmers To Build Food Sovereignty for Haiti
Inflation is leading families to cut back on meals and farmers to cut back on seeds and fertilizers.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Promoting Financial Inclusion in Colombia’s Rural and Post-Conflict Areas
The debt facility provided by Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund will enable UNI2 to further expand its loan portfolio.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Colombian Virtual Energy Marketing Company Bia Raises $16.5 Million
Bia provides innovative solutions as an alternative to traditional paper-based billing to address the evolving demands of the energy market.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: IFC Grants Loan to Caja Los Héroes to Promote Financial Inclusion in Chile
This new financing seeks to further boost the growth and expansion of Caja Los Héroes' social credit framework.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Belize to Launch Project to Make Biofuel From Seaweed Clogging Coasts
The facility could be scaled up with more financing and could sign a power purchase agreement for energy generated from the plant.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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CAF to Allocate USD$5 Million to Finance Innovative Startups
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean approved an investment of USD$5 million in NXTP Ventures Fund III to foster the development of technology startups in the region.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- impact investing, innovation, MSMEs, scale, startups
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Fintech Mundi Raises USD$15 Million Investment Round
Fintech Mundi unveiled a new Series A-2 funding round totaling USD$15 million, with Haymaker Ventures being the lead investor.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- fintech, international trade, MSMEs
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Citi Grants $6 Million in Debt to Colombian Fintech Sempli
This transaction falls under the Scaling Enterprise program, backed by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Ford Foundation.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- financial inclusion, fintech, lending, MSMEs
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