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Acumen Fund announces first energy investment in Pakistan
Acumen, a pioneering non-profit global venture firm addressing poverty across Africa and in South Asia, on Monday announced its first investment in the growing rural energy sector of Pakistan.
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FEATURED EVENT: TBLI CONFERENCE comes to America
TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investment) CONFERENCE™ is the prime annual global networking and learning event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investing. The theme for 2013 is: "Rethink the Past and Move On"
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Canada gives $10 million to health innovations
More than 100 projects spanning the globe — including a number from South-East Asia — will share CAN$10.9 million (US$10.7 million) worth of funding from the Canadian government to pursue novel and cost-effective innovations in disease treatment.
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Venture Capital to invest US$20m this year
The Venture Capital Trust Fund will invest US$20million in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in different sectors of the economy this year, building on a portfolio of investments currently valued at close to US$60million.
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Us Family Biz Icon Launches Africa Fund
Dr John Coors, fourth-gen chief executive of ceramics company CoorsTek and a member of the Coors brewing dynasty, is behind the launch of an investment group targeting Africa that plans a new approach to investing in the continent.
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Is social enterprise sustainable?
Social enterprise first evolved in the developing world. Now the business models and social metrics may be going mainstream.
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Venture Capital Trust Fund signs MoU with GIMPA to establish Centre
Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) to establish a Centre for Impact Investing in the country.
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Now, a regulatory body to set norms for impact investment
In order to avoid excesses that derailed the Indian microfinance industry three years ago, nine entities doing 'impact investing' have come together.
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