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Pahal Financial Services Raises $5 Million USD From WaterEquity
Business Wire India Ahmedabad-based Microfinance Institution, Pahal Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., recently raised debt capital worth 5 million US dollars from WaterEquity, a USA-based impact investment asset manager.
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Indonesian Healthcare Startup Prixa Raises $3 Million Led by MDI and Trans-Pacific Technology Fund
Indonesian healthcare startup Prixa has raised $3 million led by MDI Ventures and the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF).
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Rural Fintech Startup Jai Kisan Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding
Rural fintech startup Jai Kisan on Monday said it has raised $30 million (approximately Rs217 crore), in a combination of equity and debt, as a part of its Series A round of funding led by Mirae Asset.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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Press Release: Fiera Capital Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds and Raises Awareness for the Importance of Water and Ocean Resources
This bond is the latest example of the World Bank’s engagement with investors around specific development challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Global
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Bill Seeks to Provide Plan Sponsors With Legal Cover for ESG Investing
Legislators say employers are hesitant to provide ESG options in 401(k)s over fears of being sued.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- employment, ESG, governance, impact investing
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Yalo Raises $50 Million to Build ‘C-Commerce’ Services for Chat Apps Like WhatsApp
Facebook has long been working on raising WhatsApp’s profile as a channel for businesses to interact with (and sell to) their customers.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Ugandan Fintech, Ensibuuko Raises $1 Million Funding to Drive International Expansion
Ugandan fintech startup, Ensibuuko has announced a funding of 1 million dollars from an impact investor, FCA Investments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Scaling the Last-Mile Distribution Industry With Data-Driven Lending
Low-income consumers in emerging markets rely heavily on last-mile distributors (LMDs) for access to life-changing products, from smartphones to solar home systems. But as Erin Junio at Angaza explains, despite the critical role they play in the sale and distribution of these products, LMDs struggle to access the funding they need to scale. She explores the funding challenges these businesses face — and how data-driven innovations in lending are emerging to close this financing gap.
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