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Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively
The original goal of impact investing was to build out the funding spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. But according to Asad Mahmood at SIMA and Nanno Kleiterp, the arrival of private equity firms — promising scale and market-rate financial returns — has pulled all the sector's energy toward the commercial end of the spectrum. They explore the key role philanthropic subsidy has played in the development of emerging markets business, clarify some misconceptions about its role in impact investing, and propose some ways philanthropists and impact investors can better align their efforts.
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- Energy, Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Global Partnership Channels More Than USD $1 Billion to Scale Up Weather Services for Hundreds of Millions of Farmers Across Asia, Latin America and Africa
A consortium of global partners has committed to mobilizing significant investments over the next three years to drive the implementation of the AIM for Scale Weather Package.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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IsDB Joins Efforts With WHO and Development Partners to Promote Health Impact Investment
The US$ 10 million grant from IsDB will specifically support the technical assistance that WHO provides to countries around the world.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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dLocal and Zepz Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Cross-Border Payments in Emerging Markets
This collaboration seeks to address the significant challenges these regions face due to limited banking access and the high costs associated with cross-border payments.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Sweden Grants $4.8 Million to African Development Bank to Boost Capital Markets Integration Across Africa
The funds will support several strategic initiatives, including bringing legal and regulatory frameworks into line with international best practice.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard and Diamond Trust Bank Partner for 10 Years to Transform Digital Payments in East Africa
The partnership will focus on delivering innovative, secure, and convenient payment solutions.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Partnership Aims to Commercialize Next-Gen Energy and Mobility Solutions
WDI will support select universities and research centers in Chihuahua, Mexico to help prototypes related to energy and mobility reach the market.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Global
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Rethinking our Approach to Multilateral Collaboration: Why it’s Time to Give the Philanthropic and Private Sectors an Equal Seat at the Table
With only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track, doubts are growing about the effectiveness of the world's current approach to multilateral collaboration. As Simon Sommer at the Jacobs Foundation and Dina Ghobashy at Microsoft argue, part of the problem is that businesses and philanthropic organizations are rarely viewed — or treated — as equal partners of international institutions and national governments in pursuing development goals. They propose a new approach to multilateralism, based on greater cohesion between the public, private and non-profit sectors.
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