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Afreximbank Announces Aim to Double Creative Africa Nexus Funding to $2 Billion to Boost Africa’s Creative Economy
The new funding will primarily focus on infrastructure development, which remains a key challenge in the creative sectors.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Announces $1 Billion Investment for Infrastructure in Thailand
According to a study by Deloitte, Google’s investment could contribute £3 billion ($4 billion) to Thailand’s GDP by 2029, and support 14,000 new jobs.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Supporting the Resilience of Small Businesses in India: The Value of Flexible Funding During a Crisis
Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs during the initial COVID-19 lockdown in April of 2020, and small traders and wage workers accounted for around 75% of those job losses. Amit Choudhary at Upaya Social Ventures explores how Upaya pivoted to support small businesses during that challenging time, discussing the evolving funding strategies it used — and how these approaches can provide a model for the broader impact investing sector during periods of crisis.
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- Investing
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Next Cohort Of Upaya’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator Focuses On Waste And Circularity
Upaya Social Ventures has announced the launch of the Circular Innovation Cohort under the Dignified Jobs Accelerator to support for-profit, post-revenue businesses in India’s plastics, and textiles & fashion waste management sectors.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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IFC Invests $7 Million Into Philippine Technology Firm First Circle
First Circle’s innovative credit systems provide SMEs with higher credit limits, flexible repayment options, and the lowest unsecured pricing in the market.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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KaiOS, Mastercard Partner to Enable Digital Payments for SMEs
The companies said in a joint statement that KaiOS's affordable smart feature phones will leverage Mastercard's payment technology and global network to drive acceptance and support the growth of the digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GAFSP Launches $75 Million Financing Window to Mobilize Private Investment Into High-Potential Agricultural Entrepreneurs
GAFSP is a multilateral partnership platform that has deployed more than US$2.5 billion of donor resources for global food and nutrition security financing since its establishment by the G20 in 2010.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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International Investors Raise $34.5 Million for Digital Finance Firm Serving Indian MSMEs
FlexiLoans seeks to improve access to financial resources for millions of micro and small-scale entrepreneurs who are excluded from traditional lending, because they lack a conventional credit history.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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