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BlackRock Raises $250 Million to Fund Climate Transition in Emerging Markets
BlackRock has raised $250 million which aims to help emerging market economies reduce carbon emissions.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Convergence Provides Funding to Protect Critical Habitat and Advance Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia
Convergence awards a feasibility study grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to develop a blended finance solution in Indonesia that increases access to credit and training for smallholder coffee farmers to engage in sustainable agriculture
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: IFC and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets
The partnership will prioritize countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and select other regions, where both organizations have identified immediate opportunities.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elbow to Elbow: Convening Donors and Practitioners to Optimize Blended Finance for African Agriculture
Official development assistance isn't enough to bridge the SDG financing gap, or to unlock the growth and impact potential of African agricultural enterprises. Blended finance is often cited as a solution, but according to Brian Milder of Aceli Africa, it's falling short both in terms of impact and private capital mobilized. He explains the reasons for these limitations, and examines the perspectives of both donors and lenders to show how catalytic capital can be leveraged more effectively.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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Press Release: Convergence Awards Design Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Forestry and Ecosystem Restoration in Indonesia
Blended finance network Convergence awards a feasibility study grant to PT. Kandelia Alam (KLIA) to explore a blended finance solution in Indonesia focused on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 – Life on Land.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: The State of Blended Finance 2020 Addresses Ways To Turbocharge the Market To Achieve Scale and Advance the SDGs
Convergence, the global network for blended finance, launched the 4th edition of the State of Blended Finance today.
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- Investing
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- blended finance, impact investing, scale, SDGs
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IFAD Makes Landmark Investment in Impact Fund Helping Rural SMEs
In a continuation of its efforts to help small-scale farmers and micro-, small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create jobs and increase incomes, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today an investment of US$9 million (€8.4 million) into the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund, a blended capital impact fund.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Closing in on the SDG Home Stretch: A Q&A with Florian Kemmerich and Lucica Ditiu at SDG500
Six new funds comprise the new SDG500 initiative – a first-of-its-kind, $500 million investment platform aimed at accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Florian Kemmerich at Bamboo Capital Partners and Lucica Ditiu of the Stop TB Partnership spoke with NextBillion to share a behind-the-scenes look at how the initiative aims to reach its goals by 2030.
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