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Nigeria’s Salpha Energy Raises $1.3 Million Funding to Scale Local Solar Assembly

Salpha will use the funding to scale operations, expand its product portfolio, and strengthen its local solar assembly facility.

Source

Disrupt Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Investing

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

energy access, impact investing, MSMEs, renewable energy, scale, solar

Expanding Access to Finance for Energy Enterprises: EnDev Partners with Kiva

Through this collaboration, Kiva will provide tailored financial solutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy access sector across EnDev’s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source

EnDev (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Energy, Finance

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

clean cooking, financial inclusion, MSMEs, off-grid energy, partnerships, renewable energy, solar, sustainable finance

African Development Bank Approves $8.79 Million to Boost Clean Cooking in Uganda

With cleaner kitchens, healthier families, greener forests, and a stronger climate response, the Uganda Biogas and Electric Cooking Project marks a critical step toward a more sustainable and resilient future.

Source

African Development Bank Group (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Energy, Investing, Technology

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

clean cooking, climate change, climate health, forests, MSMEs

Half of Southeast Asian MSMEs Plan to Increase Their ESG Budgets by 2027: CIIP Report

The report makes five suggestions to raise ESG awareness and the adoption rate among MSMEs.

Source

Getting Ahead with The Edge (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Environment, Investing

Region

Global

Tags

ESG, impact investing, MSMEs, research, supply chains

New Report Highlights Need for Ecosystem Approach to Help MSMEs in Southeast Asia Adopt More Sustainable Practices

The report by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) found that MSMEs in Southeast Asia recognise the business value of adopting sustainability practices.

Source

Media OutReach Newswire Today (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Environment, Investing

Region

South Asia

Tags

ESG, impact investing, MSMEs, supply chains

IFC and TLG Capital Launch $75 Million Fund to Help African SMEs Stay Afloat

"To help small and medium-sized businesses in Africa access the financing they need, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and investment firm TLG Capital have launched a new private credit initiative."

Source

Empower Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Investing

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

development finance, employment, lending, manufacturing, MSMEs, sustainable finance

Glovo and Salad Africa Partner to Provide Financing Worth ₦100 Million for SMEs

The partnership will help to close the funding gap for Africa’s SMEs.

Source

Techpoint Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Finance

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

data, financial inclusion, infrastructure, MSMEs, partnerships, scale

ICD Disburses SME Financing Facility (€15MLN) in Favor of Crédit Communautaire D’Afrique Bank Cameroon

This strategic financing initiative aims to strengthen local SMEs by supporting productive investments.

Source

Zawya (link opens in a new window)

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

employment, financial inclusion, Islamic finance, MSMEs