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Singapore’s Temasek Allots $500 Million for Impact Investing in LeapFrog Tie-Up
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is committing $500 million to a partnership with private equity firm LeapFrog Investments, in what both companies said was the largest ever commitment to an impact investor.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Google Unveils $25 Million Global Grant for NGOs, Social Enterprises Working on Women Empowerment
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the tech giant, on Monday said it will provide $25 million in grants to non-profits and social enterprises globally, including in India, that are working on empowering girls and women.
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: DFC Promotes Gender Equity in Financing Across India With $50 Million Investment
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced the second disbursement of a $50 million loan to Northern Arc Capital to expand access to loans in several priority sectors across India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Provivi Gets $10 Million From Gates Foundation for Insect Control
The crop protection start-up Provivi has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce pheromone-based insect control technology for smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Six New Climate Finance Ideas for a Sustainable Recovery
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) has selected six new climate finance ideas for its 2021 acceleration programme.
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- Investing
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Viewpoint: Investors are failing African entrepreneurs — it’s time for a change
Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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LiveRamp Commits $15 Million in Cash Reserves With Financial Institutions to Support Underserved Communities
The lack of access to financial resources and services negatively impacts a continuously widening wealth gap in the US, which has disproportionately affected minority and Black communities.
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- North America
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Rich Asian Families Are Pouring Millions Into Impact Investing
I(x) Investments, a firm co-founded by Warren Buffett’s grandson, is among those turning East to put private capital to work addressing issues such as climate change.
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- Investing