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Visa, Nasscom Foundation to Train Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in India
Visa and NASSCOM Foundation will work with over 650 women micro-entrepreneurs and train them to go online, rebuild and expand their businesses in India.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- MSMEs, women entrepreneurs
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Press Release: TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II Secures Funding of $18 Million in Partnership With BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers
TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II announced a new funding of $18 million in partnership with BlueOrchard Finance Ltd to provide financing to middle market companies operating in Emerging Markets around the world.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: Digitizing Africa’s Small and Midsize Businesses
To ensure Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) don’t get left behind and to accelerate digitization on the continent, startups, corporations, and policymakers should encourage digital solutions for consumers and business owners.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC and FMO Partner With I&M Bank To Support SMEs in Kenya
The financial support will give smaller businesses across a range of sectors in Kenya access to financing for working capital, expansion, and to weather the effects of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Ecobank Ghana and Proparco Sign $59 Million Agreement to Help MSMEs Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic
The partnership, which is part of the Choose Africa and ARIZ Initiatives will pave way for Ecobank to offer loans at competitive interest rates to the MSMEs
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- MSMEs
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Making This Year Better Than the Last: A Recent Survey Assesses the Pandemic’s Impacts on Micro and Small Businesses
Micro and small businesses dealt with massive challenges during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and even those that adapted and survived still face major struggles. Juan Carlos Thomas at TechnoServe shares the results of a recent study on COVID-19's impact on these enterprises, and explores how his organization has been supporting them – including through a crisis toolkit that helps them weather the pandemic's challenges, and through digital tools focused on business training and access to finance.
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- Coronavirus, Technology, Transportation
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MarketForce Secures $2 Million Pre-series A Round, Plans to Launch in Nigeria and Scale Up RejaReja in East Africa
MarketForce aims to digitize offline transactions and transform how informal retail merchants buy and sell.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Drip Capital Partners SBM Bank India on Trade Finance
Drip Capital, a fintech provider of cross-border trade finance, has partnered SBM Bank India to offer trade financing solutions customized for small and medium-sized exporters in India.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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