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The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), member of the IDB Group, is supporting the creation of an Impact Investing Fund for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, seeking to trigger the flow of local and international capital for investments in early stage impact companies operating in those countries. The MIF will act as anchor investor in this Fund.
Multilateral Investment Fund Supports Creation of Impact Investing Fund for Argentina, Uruguay and ParaguayNews
An initiative that seeks to enhance consumer protection and promote responsible financing has been launched in Kigali. The second phase of the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership and Learning programme also seeks to promote financial transparency in the microfinance industry.
AMIR, SEEP and Mastercard in partnership to promote transparency in microfinance sector
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The VV GROW Fellowship invests in women business owners in emerging economies, supporting them through three training stages: 1) virtual training, 2) in-person training, and 3) growth services and support. Here, four business owners talk about how, in the final stage of the fellowship, they implemented and revised their action plans and evaluated progress toward their growth goals.
Growth Support Services: Taking Women-Run SMEs to the Next Level
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In just two months, the mobile micro-lending and saving platform, MoKash, has been adding an average of 15,000 customers per day, reaching 920,000 over the period. Launched in August and operated by MTN Uganda and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), MoKash allows mobile phone owners to save and apply for micro-loans. This is the first platform operated by both a telecom company and bank that could carry out the function of a commercial bank.
Uganda: Shs1 Billion Loaned Through Mobile PhonesBlog Post
Because thousands of women and children die of preventable causes each day, the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities was established in 2012 with the goal of increasing access to and awareness of 13 underused lifesaving commodities. The commission has largely succeeded in its mission, the authors say, due mainly to its collaborative approach.
It’s Not Business as Usual with Women’s and Children’s HealthNews
Mobile broadband networks will account for 61 per cent of mobile connections by 2020, up from 41 per cent today, across the diverse Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to a new GSMA report published today at the GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Middle East conference in Dubai. The new study, ‘The Mobile Economy – Middle East and North Africa 2016’, highlights that there are currently 339 million unique mobile subscribers (Q2 2016) across the region’s twenty five markets1, a figure expected to rise to 385 million by 20202. The number of smartphone connections3 has also more than doubled over the last three years to reach 263 million in Q2 2016, accounting for 42 per cent of total connections, and is forecast to reach 467 million by 2020. The availability of mobile broadband networks has increased smartphone adoption and is helping to bridge the digital divide and usher in innovative new mobile services.
New GSMA Report Sees Rise in Mobile Broadband and Smartphone Adoption Across Middle East and North AfricaNews
MetLife Foundation and Verb announced the launch of the global innovation competition “Inclusion Plus” in India, today.
Metlife Foundation And Verb Announce Launch of “Inclusion Plus” Competition to Accelerate Financial Inclusion Across India
