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Viewpoint: My problem with ‘emerging markets’
The terms "emerging markets," "developing nations" and the antiquated "Third World" have always rubbed me the wrong way and not just because I grew up in Mumbai, live in Singapore and do business across Southeast Asia. These terms bother me because they prevent people from seeing how dramatically the world has changed, especially over the last decade.
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Press release: ImpactAssets Expands Executive Leadership Team
Margret Trilli brings strategic and executive leadership to extend organizational excellence and drive continued growth toward a multi-billion-dollar impact investing platform; founder Tim Freundlich promoted to Chief Executive Officer to lead business innovation and field-building; Gabe DiClerico named CFO to elevate finance administration capability.
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LeapFrog invests in Pyramid Group
Founded in 2001, the company offers a comprehensive range of quality medical products from top-tier brands including Medtronic Plc and Johnson & Johnson, opening-up access to specialised products like pacemakers and hip replacements for consumers in Africa who historically have had to travel abroad to access specialist products and treatments.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places: The Single Biggest Thing Social Entrepreneurs Misunderstand About Investors
Social entrepreneurs often feel like they have to compromise or downplay their missions in order to appeal to profit-hungry investors. But that's not the case, says investment consultant Jenny Kassan, as investors don't always fit the stereotype of a "middle-aged white man in a suit" seeking a fast, lucrative exit. She explores a vast, under-recognized source of investment capital that entrepreneurs can tap – one that actually prefers businesses with a social focus.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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‘Green’ investments are not just about saving the planet – they’re about making more money, bank studies show
“Globally, investors do not associate sustainable investing with a trade off of financial returns. Fifty per cent of the investors surveyed expect sustainable investing to outperform financial investment,” said Amy Lo, chairman and head of Greater China at UBS Wealth Management.
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Africa’s fintech startups are innovating out of need and global investors are backing them
After pulling in almost a third of total funding raised by startups on the continent in 2017, the hot streak for African fintech businesses has continued this year. Among recent big-ticket deals in 2018, Cellulant, a digital payments solution company, raised $47.5 million in one of the largest Series C rounds for a solely Africa-focused venture-funded company.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arohan Financial to raise ₹ 3.5 billion, plans IPO in 12-15 months
Arohan Financial will use the funding from promoters Aavishkaar-Intellecap and others to strengthen its capital adequacy ratio to expand in the 10 low-income states it is currently present in, says MD Manoj Kumar Nambiar.
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Warren Buffett is Investing in Paytm, his First Indian Company
Berkshire Hathaway is investing in India's top mobile payments firm.
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- South Asia
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