Managed by Next Billion Capital Partners, the fund plans to invest in local companies driving financial and digital inclusion across emerging markets. Investors at first close include Impact Engine and responsAbility.
The new indicators are designed to sharpen the focus of the multilateral development bank group on accountability and impact, as well as standardising measurement of progress across its institutions.
GAWA is one of the impact investors backing Indian microfinance institution Sindhuja Microcredit, which has raised $14.5m to extend its services and develop new products, including individual loans to smallholder farmers.
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The new fund will allow the Dutch fund manager to double its investments and impact in Central and Eastern Africa and expand to new markets like Zambia.
Can you tackle divisions in society by investing in start-ups that are committed to equal opportunities and inclusion? Wealthy Dutch and Flemish families are giving it a shot.
Climate change is making disaster resilience a vital focus for investors and politicians. This collection of academic studies explores the impact in South Asia, and makes some useful recommendations. But the role of private capital is neglected.
Despite a challenging funding environment, Africa’s economic evolution is opening up opportunities for impact investors, with manufacturing, technology and infrastructure among a host of sectors capturing interest.
In October David Grimaud took over the helm as chief executive officer of Bamboo Capital Partners. He shares his vision for developing a platform of vehicles to push each SDG goal to scale and to attract investment capital.
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