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Summit Africa Launches Private Equity Fund II With US $20 Million Anchor Commitment From British International Investment, Supporting Businesses in South Africa and the Southern African Region
The fund will drive financial and digital inclusion, job creation, diversity, and food security as a new sector, through investment in small-to-mid market companies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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BII, Swedfund and Norfund Invest $85 Million in AgDevCo to Support Agribusinesses in Africa
The funding aims at support high-impact agribusinesses to increase productivity and improve food security in rural areas.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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KOIS and MzN Launch Impact Accelerator to Bridge Gap Left by USAID at Humanitarian Finance Summit
Partnership launches, Human Planet - a global impact accelerator to convene humanitarian players and impact investors on projects fostering capital mobilisation.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Lessons from a Decade of Investing in a Frontier Market: What Impact Investors Can Learn from Nepal’s First International Private Equity Fund
Over a decade ago, the first international private equity and impact fund dedicated to Nepal – Dolma Impact Fund — was launched. As Tim Gocher at Dolma Fund Management explains, in those days it was rare for Nepalese companies to receive any foreign direct investment, let alone institutional private equity or impact capital. He discusses the challenges Dolma experienced in bringing private equity investment to Nepal, and shares key lessons for other impact investors looking to enter frontier markets.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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Analysis: As USAID Is Crushed, There Are Prospects—But Major Limits—For Private-Sector Action
"Still, attracting private capital may now be an essential lifeline for many organizations looking to keep the lights on and their critical work humming. The context is complex."
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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IDB Invest and BBVA Peru Announce the First International Private Issue of a Social Bond to Support Women Entrepreneurs
The deal seeks to expand financing for women-owned micro and small enterprises in Peru.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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Ceniarth Leads USD 10 Million Commitment to Deetken Impact’s Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
This funding will support the deployment of gender-smart capital in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Many ‘Impact Investors’ Aren’t Fully Tracking Whether Their Investments Are Good for Society or the Environment − New Research
Investors can aim not only to make money but to benefit society while doing so. But few of those impact investors follow up on whether their strategy is having a positive impact.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- impact investing, research
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