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Press Release: DFC Achieves First Close of $100 Million Loan to WaterEquity’s Global Access Fund to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
Transaction was first in accordance with the ICMA’s Sustainability Bond Guidelines and will expand access to water and sanitation for 5 million people in emerging markets, mostly women.
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- WASH
- Tags
- emerging market, sanitation, sustainability, WASH, water, Women
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Press Release: ANDE Releases New Report on Relationships Between Accelerators and Investors in Central America
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) presents the second report on Central America from the Global Acceleration Learning Initiative (GALI). It explores startup data as well as qualitative findings on accelerators and investors.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Uploan Secures US $15 Million From Lendable to Expand Its Payroll Financial Services Beyond Philippines
Uploan, a Philippines-based fintech company providing payroll financial services, has raised a senior secured loan of up to US$15 million from debt financer Lendable.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Google, Microsoft Invest Millions to Empower African Women
Tech giants Microsoft and Google have invested millions of rand to establish initiatives to help create pathways to prosperity for women and girls across Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gpay Raises Series a From KB Financial to Expand Its E-Wallet Platform in Vietnam
The fresh funds will be used to expand Gpay's team and customer base and also upgrade its tech solutions
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: Fear on the wild frontier as riskier stock markets left trailing
Frontier stocks have trailed bigger emerging markets in recovering from the coronavirus-induced crash as liquidity has dried up and investors beat a hasty retreat.
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Emerging-Market Banks Looking at Sustainability-Linked Bonds, HSBC Says
Banks in developing nations are looking at a new bond type as a way into the booming socially responsible debt market, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing
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Visa Partners With Zeepay; Drives Financial Inclusion Across Ghana & Africa
ZEEPAY has partnered with Visa to allow Africans in the diaspora to directly send money onto Visa debit and prepaid cards in Ghana.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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