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IFC and We-Fi Help Tackle Gender Financing Gap Through IFC ScaleX
To help tackle the financing gap that women entrepreneurs still face, particularly in emerging markets, IFC and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched today a new call for applications for IFC ScaleX.
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- Global
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Financing to Boost Renewables, Energy Access and Efficiency in Côte D’Ivoire
EDFI ElectriFI has backed microfinance institution Fin’ELLE with a €1.5 million ($1.69 million) investment to boost renewable energy, energy access and energy efficiency in Côte d’Ivoire.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Scotiabank launches $3 Billion Loan Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Scotiabank Jamaica has set aside $3 billion as loan financing for women entrepreneurs in a refreshed plan to address what the bank says is the under-representation of women in the business world.
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- Uncategorized
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- North Africa & Near East
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European Investment Bank Lends Ecobank Group $113 Million for SMEs in Africa, With Emphases on Women, Adjusting to COVID-19
The purpose is to help develop the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, with a particular emphasis on the businesses that have been “most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Pays $24 Million to Increase Investment in West African Development Bank
The AfDB also approved a line of credit to support businesses in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, particularly in job-creating sectors.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EIB-Supported Gender Lens Investment Fund Alitheia IDF Announces Final Close at $100 Million
Largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa; 2X Flagship fund applying the 2X Challenge criteria; Boosting diversity across Africa.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What We Need To Do to Really Empower and Enable Women in India
Institutions working for women empowerment need to look beyond the simple measures, and into gaps of skilling, financing, and a social safety net for women in rural and semi-urban areas
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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Google Grants $2.5 Million to Three Indian Non-profits Working With Women and Girl Empowerment
Tech giant Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Monday granted $2.5 million to three Indian non-profits to create pathways to prosperity for women and girls.
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- Asia Pacific