-
World Bank postpones Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank on Thursday postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda's health system over a law that toughened punishment for gays, an unusual move for an institution that typically avoids wading into politics.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
Kiva Partners with Vittana to Bolster its Student Loans Program
Kiva is one of the microfinance pioneers, helping entrepreneurs and small businesses secure loans from backers who give as little as $25. The platform, which has been around since 2005, has collected over $500 million in loans from its million-strong community.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
No Silver Bullet: While microfinance alone won’t end poverty, it is making an impact – so let’s re-focus it to serve the poor
The debate about microfinance is getting a little tedious, says Freedom from Hunger CEO Steve Hollingworth. Instead of arguing over whether microfinance alone is lifting most clients out of poverty (it’s not), we should be having a transparent discussion of its strengths and limitations.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
-
OPINION: Sustainable investment performance criticisms ‘out-of-date’
Arguments that sustainable investment approaches are too simplistic and don’t offer competitive returns have been labelled as “out-of-date” by Kevin Parker, chief executive of Sustainable Insight Capital Management.
- Categories
- Environment, Impact Assessment
-
Charting the Growth of Mobile Finance: GSMA report highlights key findings, best practices in a vibrant sector
Mobile finance represents a tremendous opportunity for social impact, and an important commercial opportunity. GSMA has been collecting and analyzing mobile money data since 2010, and today it released its annual State of the Industry report, with key findings and insights on the growth of this vital sector.
- Categories
- Education
-
New Grant to Aid Businesses Creating Jobs, Services for Poor
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and development partners will use a new $3.6 million grant to support around 20 private sector businesses in Asia targeting poor and low-income communities.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Crowdfunding Platform Nyaya Raises Cash for Healthcare for Nepal’s Poor
In December, the New York-based NGO officially launched its Crowdfund Health portal to solicit donations to fund health care for the poor.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
-
A Busy Week in Nairobi: A week full of events on the African social enterprise scene
Nairobi was the place to be on the African social enterprise scene last week. A wide range of meetings, conferences and workshops covered topics ranging from the role of government, to the risk of “early celebration-itis" for good but unproven early-stage ideas. The Overseas Development Institute’s Emily Darko describes some highlights.
- Categories
- Social Enterprise
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.