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Perspective: Private equity investors can help Africa to feed itself
The private sector has a greater role to play in socioeconomic growth in Africa than ever before.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dangote to invest $450m on agriculture in Niger
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President, Dangote Group on Monday disclosed that the company would invest $450million in agriculture development in Niger State over the next three years.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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More Evidence of Solid Performance From Sustainable Funds
Investors in funds that incorporate environmental, social, and governance factors into their process appear not to suffer a performance penalty.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Piggy looks to build a simple app for first-time investors in India
The principle is still pretty straightforward: build an app to help users easily manage a diverse portfolio of investments that are attractive to the average human and first-time investor.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Rockefeller Foundation, Nonprofit ETF Plan to Expand ESG Strategies
With a secured $300,000 grant from one of the nation’s foremost philanthropies, Impact Shares will be launching the first of its innovative social issue-related ETFs in late 2017, according to a note.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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OPINION: Socially responsible investing an expensive taste
Other benefits like peace and a livable planet notwithstanding, the financial cost of socially responsible investing appears to be high.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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GetBucks $30m issue under subscribed
GetBucks had, through the issue of a medium term note, become the first listed firm to attempt to raise funding on the bourse through the listing of a debt security.
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- Financial Inclusion
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Twiga Foods raises $10.3m Series A funding round
Kenyan mobile-based business-to-business food supply platform Twiga Foods has raised a US$10.3 million Series A funding round to enable it to increase the number of vendors it serves, diversify its product portfolio, and introduce advanced supplier services.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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