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Life of Pi to bridge the funds gap
A new company is attempting to help bridge a US$3.5 billion (Dh12.85bn) funding gap for the Middle East's poorest entrepreneurs by linking them to microcredit loans bankrolled by the social media generation.
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Uganda: Invest in Agriculture – World Bank
The World Bank has said that investing in agribusiness could be one of the landmark solutions to the slow pace of Africa's economic development.
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- Agriculture
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What’s Next for Impact Investing Series: : 5 Things You Need to Know About Impact Investing Metrics
After the IDB joined the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the Inter-American Development Bank’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative (OMJ), which focuses on Base of the Pyramid sustainable business models, restructured its impact measurement system across its grant and investment portfolio, putting Impact Reporting & Investment Standard (IRIS) metrics at its core.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Impact investing likely to grow at 30% annually
Impact investing, in which money is used to deliver social benefits alongside financial returns, generated around $100 million (around Rs.547 crore today) of capital in India last year and is set to grow at an annual pace of 30%, according to research by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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TriLinc Global Launches $1.5 Billion Impact Investment Fund
TriLinc Global Impact Fund ("TriLinc") announced today that its registration statement pertaining to its public offering of up to $1.5 billion in units of limited liability company interest was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
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Made to Measure? Understanding Investor Challenges with Social Impact Measurement: Two new publications explore the upsides and downsides of metrics platforms
Never before have impact investors had so many social measurement approaches and tools at their fingertips to evaluate the effectiveness of their investments. Yet investors are keenly aware of their limitations and challenges. Purpose Capital conducted a interviewed more than 20 Canadian impact investors to better understand how they use metrics.
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Impact Investing Gets a University Center
More proof impact investing is entering the mainstream: the announcement of a $13 million university center devoted to it.
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FEATURED EVENT: IMN’s Impact Investing Summit: March 14-15, Huntington Beach, California
IMN is hosting the inaugural Impact Investing Summit, which will take place on March 14-15, 2013, in Huntington Beach, CA. The conference will bring together experts across the impact investing arena to discuss the key topics of interest with their industry peers.
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