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Press Release: The World Is Failing Girls and Women, According to New UN Report
New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Insights from 10 Years of Boosting Gender Inclusion in Business: A Pioneering Social Enterprise Explores How the Sector Can Take the Next Steps
Over the past 10 years, gender inclusion has become a growing priority in business and investing. However, as Rebecca Fries and Luis Marquez at Value for Women point out, only $6 billion was raised for gender lens investing in 2021 — a tiny percentage of the $1.2 trillion raised by private markets globally. As Value for Women moves into its second decade, they share insights that will fuel progress toward gender inclusion in business and investment in emerging markets over the coming years.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Press Release: $40 million EIB Backing for Acre Impact Capital’s Innovative Private Debt Fund in Africa
The fund will support renewable power, health, food and water scarcity; sustainable cities; and green transport in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Invests $25 Million in Metier in Southern and East Africa
Private equity investment in Africa remains among the lowest in emerging markets, representing just 4% of total volumes.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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International Finance Corporation Invests $500 Million in Indonesian Bank
BTPN’s social and green bonds are set up to support climate action and women-led small businesses.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Symbiotics Investments Provides a US $10 Million Gender-Focused Bond to Khan Bank in Mongolia
This is the first bond in Mongolia with the explicit purpose of supporting the SDGs through a gender lens.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Ecuador Will Receive $300 Million From the World Bank to Finance Loans to Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The new resources will be used to increase the number of loans, beneficiaries and impact on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Global Gender Finance Initiative Mobilized $16.3 Billion In Two Years
The United Nations predicted in 2022 that “without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years.”
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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