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Turning the Tide: Building Community Resilience Through Climate JusticeNews
The company is planning on using the funding to boost growth by targeting 13 new markets over the next 18 months. The regions included Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America.
Payments Fintech dLocal Raises $200 Million, Emerges as LatAm UnicornBlog Post
To achieve universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030, the world will need to quadruple spending to $150 billion per year. Given this financing gap, every investment in clean water counts. Yet according to Chris Prottas at The Water Trust, an estimated one out of three rural water points are broken across Sub-Saharan Africa, and the traditional community-led maintenance approach isn't working. He explores a promising solution: adapting the savings group model to provide sustainable water access.
A New Mission for an Old Model: Unlocking Sustainable Water Through Savings GroupsCalendar Event
Digitizing Payments: A Critical Path To Inclusion and Resilience? Lessons and Insights From Emerging MarketsNews
Any crisis calls for a variety of short-term responses to the emergency at hand. But longer-term objectives must be safeguarded.
The World’s Most Innovative Countries, 2020News
ICO projects a loss of exports valued between $100m and $200m, potentially affecting 6.6 million jobs in coffee sector, particularly in east Africa
Africa Launches $14 Million Program To Shore up Coffee Sector Amid COVID-19Blog Post
Indonesia is a silent giant in the startup ecosystem, with over 2,200 startups nationwide – many in the fintech sector. However, with the onset of COVID-19, this progress is at risk of dissipating. Anshul Saxena and Sheila Teta Carina at MicroSave Consulting recommend several measures that can help sustain fintech startups' momentum during the pandemic.
Necessity Is the Mother of Disruption: How Indonesia’s Fintech Startups Can Survive the Do-Or-Die Situation of COVID-19Blog Post
COVID-19 has made access to capital for small and growing businesses in emerging markets more essential than ever. But according to Julia Kho at Triple Jump and Kusi Hornberger at Dalberg Advisors, these businesses have very different crisis-related financing needs. They explore how finance providers can understand these diverse needs and identify the best approaches to fill them.
Financing “Missing Middle” Enterprises in the Age of COVID-19: Leveraging Nontraditional Finance Pathways in Emerging Markets
