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Wednesday
October 3
2018
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Sierra Leone, United Nations to Develop Blockchain Digital ID System

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNDCF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into a partnership with Kiva, a technology nonprofit. Kiva will lend its institutional protocol of the same name to implement the “Credit Bureau Of The Future.”

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CCN (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance, Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
blockchain, digital identity, financial inclusion, global development, UN, UNDP
Friday
September 28
2018
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Sri Lanka, UNDP launch social impact funds to support small businesses

Sri Lankan small firms and micro enterprises whose goals include ending poverty and environmental protection will be able to get money and management support from two social impact funds with total capital of US$25 million launched Wednesday.

Source
EconomyNext (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Investing

Region
South Asia

Tags
development finance, global development, Global Goals, impact investing, SDGs, SMEs, social impact, UNDP

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