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DEG Provides $50 Million Loan to Tanzania’s CRDB Bank to Boost Small Business Financing and Support Women and Youth Entrepreneurs
This financing will help address a significant gap in access to formal financing for small enterprises, which are vital to the Tanzanian economy.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Foundation Continues Africa Push with $10 Million for Sahel Capital
The investment is directed to the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), a vehicle designed to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that support smallholder farmers across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AND Global Raises $21.4 Million to Power Financial Inclusion
This investment will support further development of AND Global’s services, such as digital lending and other fintech solutions, to improve financing access for small businesses, as well as the unbanked and underbanked across Asia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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500 Global and UNDP Launch New Innovation Programs to Boost Africa’s Ecosystem
The launch is the latest in a series of firm actions to reinforce support for the African venture ecosystem.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Anchors CRDB Bank’s Landmark Islamic Bond to Promote Financial Inclusion in Tanzania
Tanzania’s first large-scale Islamic bond issued by a private sector institution marks a major milestone in the country’s financial landscape.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The African Development Bank Approves a Grant of Over $5 Million to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships in the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo
The project aims to strengthen the public–private partnership (PPP) environment in four countries, with the goal of catalysing private investment.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: How E-mobility is Accelerating in the Philippines
WDI research will help develop a model for an Electric Vehicle (EV) Center of Excellence by Apl.de.Ap Foundation and the Asian Development Bank.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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Village Capital Appoints Ellen Brooks as Chief Executive Officer
Ellen will join Village Capital from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), where she was the Director of Innovative Finance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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