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Citi, OPIC and Ford Foundation Launch Scaling Enterprise, a $100MM Financing Partnership to Support Social Enterprises
Citi Inclusive Finance, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Ford Foundation today introduced Scaling Enterprise, a $100 million loan guarantee facility, which will enable Citi to provide early-stage financing in local currency to companies that expand access to products and services for low-income communities in emerging markets. The announcement was made at the 2019 SOCAP Conference.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing
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Impact Investing Marketplace ImpactUs Shuts Down
“The ImpactUs Marketplace was formed with the goal of simplifying the impact investing process; providing impact investors, advisors, and institutions with solutions to accelerate the flow of capital to funds, companies, and projects that deliver community, societal, and environmental benefits. Unfortunately, we have had to make the difficult decision to cease operations,” reads a message on its web site.
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Future Ford Foundation Director Weighs in on Role, Impact Investing
As he finishes his tenure with the banking giant, CIO caught up with Swan, one of the founding CIOs of New York City’s Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, to talk about his accomplishments, his thoughts on where the most potential future impact investments appear, and more.
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Ford Foundation hires Swan to lead Mission Investments portfolio
The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April, when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the next ten years in mission-related investments (MRIs).
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- Investing
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First global funding pact launched to secure indigenous land rights
Indigenous people under threat from companies seeking to develop their land for agriculture, mining and energy projects will be supported with money and practical help through a major global partnership backed by philanthropic and government funding.
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- Environment
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INTERVIEW: How we contribute to tackling poverty, inequality in Nigeria, globally – President, Ford Foundation
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and business correspondent, Oladeinde Olawoyin, he speaks on poverty reduction, inequality, impact assessment, a $12.5 billion endowment Nigeria may benefit from and other social interventions put in place by the Ford Foundation.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ford Foundation, ACA convene push for impact investing in Nigeria
Impact investing models have been deployed in developing and emerging economies to solve problems in various sectors, such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and microfinance. It has also been used to address such issues as affordable and accessible housing, healthcare, and education.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Hit or Miss: A Weak Critique of Impact Investing — and a Strong One
We should welcome a robust debate over impact investing that’s not just confined to foundation board rooms; a larger audience needs to hear the different arguments.
But as new criticisms start to flow, I’ve noticed that while some raise very good questions, others feel wildly off base.- Categories
- Investing
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