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Press Release: Vivriti Asset Management Launches India’s First Securitization Fund With Investment From IFC and M&G Catalyst, to Boost Financing for Small Businesses and Address Gender Gaps
Millions of low-income households and micro and small enterprises (MSEs), especially women-owned MSEs, will have improved access to finance with the investment.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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era92 Fund Raises $425,000 From Angello and PVL to Back Micro and Social Ventures in Uganda
era92 Fund backs companies solving our society’s biggest challenges to build a prosperous Africa.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana Enterprises Agency Launches 2 Interventions to Boost Women, Youth-Led MSMEs
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has launched two new interventions aimed at positioning women and you-led MSMEs.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender lens, MSMEs, scale
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Blockchain-Based Lending Startup Jia Raises $4.3 Million for Expansion
Jia intends to use the newly acquired cash to further develop its operations in Kenya.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, lending, MSMEs
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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Investors Unite to Back Ukraine in Historic Fund
U.S., EU and global institutions join forces to boost growth capital available for Ukrainian entrepreneurs, championing the first 2X Flagship Fund in Central and Eastern Europe.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- international trade, MSMEs
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YES Bank Launches Solar Financing Programme to Aid MSMEs in India
The Bank has forged collaborations with OEMs and companies who offer solar solutions to support adoption of sustainable energy practices by MSMEs.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- MSMEs, renewable energy, solar
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Applying a Gender Lens to Agribusiness: A Pathway to Economic Empowerment for Women
Women farmers in emerging markets face many gender-specific challenges when they attempt to participate equally in agricultural supply chains, employment opportunities and distribution networks. As Cait Nordehn and Bwile Musonda at TechnoServe explain, agribusinesses are well-positioned to address these challenges — if these firms can improve the gender inclusivity of their sourcing, operations and distribution. They discuss TechnoServe’s experiences deploying its Gender-Responsive Diagnostic tool with agribusinesses to identify opportunities for greater gender inclusion.
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- Agriculture
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