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NexThought Monday: Impact Investing ‘Skeptics Have Been Defeated’ – Our Q&A With LeapFrog CEO
LeapFrog Investments' portfolio of companies make insurance and financial services their business, and their clientele are those who earn $10 or less a day. With a recent investment from development organization OPIC, LeapFrog has raised more than $1 billion. In an interview with NextBillion, CEO Andrew Kuper details LeapFrog's trajectory, the shakiness of emerging markets, and the challenges of reaching consumers for whom insurance can provide both a safety net and an economic springboard.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing
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Prudential Financial and LeapFrog Investments Launch a Partnership in Africa
Prudential Financial and LeapFrog Investments announced the launch of a $350 million investment partnership to access high-growth markets in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new investment vehicle will target investments in life insurance companies in leading economies on the continent, including Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, to be made over a three- to five-year period.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Ethiopia, crop insurance takes root but changes needed – experts
For Ethiopian farmers dealing with the worsening impacts of climate change, small-scale crop insurance can be a lifesaver.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- insurance
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Rich nations study details of massive insurance program to ease Third World climate change damages
Countries already bearing the brunt of extreme weather events are cautiously optimistic about a new insurance scheme designed by the world's wealthiest nations to protect about 400 million people in the world's most vulnerable communities.
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- Environment
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- climate change, insurance
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Guest Post: Competing in the Inaugural International Impact Investing Challenge
Ours was among 12 student teams from top business schools in the US/UK competing in the inaugural International Impact Investing Challenge. We were tasked with designing an investment vehicle capable of absorbing $10 million to $50 million with positive social or environmental impact while also delivering competitive returns for investors.
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- Health Care, Investing
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