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PRESS RELEASE: President Peña Nieto of Mexico Expected to Attend 17th Microcredit Summit
The Microcredit Summit Campaign announced today that President Enrique Peña Nieto is expected to join the delegates of the 17th Microcredit Summit on September 3, 2014, in Merida, Mexico.
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Financial Inclusion in Paraguay: New Mobile Money Regulation
The opportunity to increase financial access in Paraguay is massive.
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Prudential Funds NCLR Research that will build on The Hispanic American Financial Experience
The $850,000 grant will focus on the financial education needs of U.S. Hispanic population and dig deeper into Hispanics’ knowledge, access and use of financial products to achieve long-term financial security
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Social Enterprise In Haiti Transforms The Lives Of Peanut Farmers
The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership recently announced the launch of its latest social enterprise. Called Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., it’s aimed at the more than 12,000 small holder peanut farmers in Haiti.
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TriLinc Global Impact Fund Makes Impact Investment in Argentina
TriLinc Global Impact Fund approves a new $5.0 million revolving trade finance facility to an Argentine beef company, bringing total financing commitments as of June 30, 2014 to $28.7 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development in Latin America
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OPINION: Latin America’s Silicon Valley: That would be Colombia
Today, nearly half of the world lives in poverty, including nearly a quarter of Californians. The United States, like every nation, grapples with the challenge of income inequality. Colombia is no different.
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Microfinancing Mexico Via Responsible Tourism Activities
Fundacion En Via aims to empower women in Mexican villages with interest-free loans and business coaching.
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Brazil Approves GM Mosquito That Could Cut Dengue
The approval was made last week (10 April) by the National Technical Commission on Biosecurity, the organisation that regulates transgenic organisms in Brazil.
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- Latin America