This is the UK’s development finance institution’s first direct investment in Sudan, and it aims to help improve supplies of staple foods at a time of disrupted supply and rising costs.
What does it take to succeed in frontier markets? Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner at Dutch fund manager XSML, talks about investing where most investors stay away.
Large climate projects in developing countries struggle to attract affordable financing. New initiatives like the Green Guarantee Company and the EU’s Global Gateway aim to encourage investors to move into more challenging markets
Tim Gocher, CEO of Dolma Impact Fund, set out to show investors it was possible to make both impact and financial returns in Nepal with his two private equity funds focused on the underdeveloped Himalayan kingdom.
The Dutch government-backed fund is providing valuable support for SMEs in developing countries at a time when sources of investment are drying up, report shows
A collection of essays edited by Evans Osabuohien, Gbadebo Odularu, Daniel Ufua and Romanus Osabohien, highlighting the weakness of many of Africa’s institutions, the role of China, and the prospects for an African Union Green Deal
The move is one building block for a new strategy launch, following a capital increase for the international development institution from Nordic governments in 2020.
British International Investment is leading a new equity round in fintech Kinara which aims to facilitate the provision of loans to small businesses in India via an app-based model.
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