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It Takes an Ecosystem: Major GE fund could have big implications for Africa’s venture capital and SME finance growth
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it must take an ecosystem to grow and scale thriving businesses. That’s why GE’s recently announced USD $18.7 million fund for South African SMEs is a cause for optimism. It’s part of a broader pan-African engagement which will inject almost half a billion dollars into the continent, and could draw other big players into Africa.
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OPIC: Let’s leverage impact investing to make aid funding sustainable
Much of the impact investing field has been driven by public sector actors, which have an important role to play both in the way they deploy their capital and the work that they can do to build the industry.
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- Environment
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NexThought Monday: Expanding the Universe of Impact Investing: How international NGOs can access investor capital to increase their impact on a large scale
Impact investments started out as mostly start-up or early-stage investments in small but promising companies that aim for a measurable social impact. But what’s next? Zurich Insurance Group and Population Services International explore how impact investing could work for a larger universe of private investors and international NGOs.
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Crowdfunding Leaps Forward Beyond Hype To Solve Big-World Problems
Much of the hype around crowdfunding has frustratingly proved to be so much hot air. The United Nations Global Compact and the U.S. State Department are working to change that by bringing crowdfunding forward to finance projects in the developing world, especially projects designed to address the social problems endemic there.
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Big Three Credit Rating Agency Courts Impact Investing at Right Moment
NEW YORK — It’s not without rhyme or reason that a credit rating agency like Moody’s Investors Service suddenly takes an interest in the impact investing field. For Mark Tulay, founder and CEO of Sustainability Risk Advisors and Sustainability ROI, this institution has good reasons to do so. “Credit raters see that climate change could, or likely will, lead to an environmental crisis that will create the next economic crisis,” said Tulay at the TBLI CONFERENCE USA 2014.
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Why U.S. Companies Are Investing in Lighting Africa – the View from OPIC: Going Off Grid Series (Pt 3)
Recent history shows that powering Africa is not only possible, it has become a major business opportunity for U.S. companies, that are achieving success through innovative projects in a number of African nations.
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What’s next for impact investing: Definitions, measurement and rising expectations
Impact investing represents a potential additional funding stream for development, but the field is still evolving and those working in it warn we may be expecting too much, too soon.
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Impact Investing in India: Poised to Grow?
Impact investments are expected to increase globally this year, with South Asia and Southeast Asia among the top target regions, according to a recent survey by JPMorgan and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). This could bode well, in particular, for India’s nascent impact investment sector, which is one of the most active in the region.
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- South Asia