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Wake up World and Embrace the Impact Revolution
December, 17 2018
Global - Capitalism as we practise it is deeply flawed but not hopeless. When it comes to how we invest there is an exciting shift under way, one that takes current thinking about financial risk and return and adds a third dimension, impact, that measures positive outcomes for society and the environment
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IFC Invests $90 Million in TMB Bond, in Thailand
December, 17 2018
Thailand - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has fully subscribed the $90 million bond issuance of TMB Bank, one of Thailand’s leading banks, which is dedicated to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Markets in Cambodia Cheer First Bond Issue
December, 14 2018
Cambodia - The Cambodian financial markets have welcomed with gusto the first issue of a corporate bond in the country, with a Phnom Penh-based microfinance institution, Hattha Kaksekar, listing its bonds on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on Dec 6
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Get your Credit Health Check Done, Urges Credit Bureau Cambodia
December, 14 2018
Cambodia - With a growing middle class and a changing lifestyle due to increased household income, demand for a boutique of financial products and services such as credit cards and loans have increased. Therefore, credit worthiness is crucial for taking a bank loan or applying for a credit card
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EBRD Supports Jordan’s Women-led Businesses
December, 14 2018
Jordan - The EBRD is continuing to promote women’s entrepreneurship in Jordan by providing a third loan, of US$ 4 million in local currency, to the Microfund for Women (MFW) in Jordan
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10 Key Alpha Drivers in Impact Investing: Study
December, 12 2018
Global - The new research study, The Alpha in Impact, comes from Tideline, an impact investing consulting firm, and Impact Capital Managers, a network of private funds that manage more than $8 billion focusing on impact investing
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FinDev Canada Invests $20m in Construction Equity Fund
December, 11 2018
Global - FinDev Canada has announced a $20m commitment made to Climate Investor One’s (CIO) Construction Equity Fund to support the transition to renewable energy in emerging markets, helping avoid approximately 1.2 million tons of CO2 emissions.
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The Microfinance Sector Consolidates Its Capability to Support Financial Inclusion in Europe
December, 11 2018
Europe - The European Microfinance Network (EMN) and the Microfinance Centre (MFC) are proud to announce the launch of the “Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report 2016-2017”. The 8th edition of the report provides an overview of the development of the sector in terms of its main institutional characteristics, microloan portfolio, and social and financial performance for the period 2016-2017
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E. Hachemi Aliouche: How Social Franchising Can Address Global Social Issues
December, 10 2018
Global - Poverty, malnutrition, child mortality, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, urban development, education or clean water are just some of the social, economic and environmental challenges affecting billions of people worldwide that offer opportunities for innovative social entrepreneurs and social franchisors and franchisees interested in creating businesses that deliver more than a financial return on investment
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Mexico: ‘Light for Everyone’ - Indigenous Youth Mount a Solar-Powered Resistance
December, 10 2018
Mexico - Solar might seem like an odd investment in the rainy cloud forests of northern Puebla. But photovoltaic panels don’t need direct sun to produce power, and the panels are part of a plan hatched by these mountain communities to unhook from Mexico’s federal power company, provide their youth with meaningful employment, and reclaim control of their land and resources
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India: 59-Minute Loans - Leapfrogging MSME Lending Through Technology
December, 07 2018
India - The recent launch of the portal (psbloansin59minutes.com) can be a game changer in easing the problems of bankers in MSME lending. Conceived as a fintech platform with majority ownership of SIDBI and five other public sector banks, it has integrated nearly 120 MSME loan products of 21 public sector banks taking into account the distinct appraisal metrices of banks.
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New Cross-European Microfinance Collaboration Announced
December, 07 2018
Europe - The Microfinance Centre, a resource centre and network uniting 112 organisations across 36 countries of Europe, Central Asia and beyond, and Responsible Finance, the voice of the Responsible Finance industry working to increase access to fair finance throughout the UK, have announced a new collaboration to increase financial inclusion and access to affordable and ethical finance
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Mercy Corps to Launch Islamic Microfinance Institution in Ethiopia
December, 06 2018
Ethiopia - The humanitarian organisation Mercy Corps announced, in a statement published on December 4, 2018, that it commissioned the council cabinet Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services (IFAAS) to prepare the launch of an Islamic microfinance institution in Ethiopia.
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Philippines - CIBI: The Face of Financial Inclusion
December, 04 2018
Philippines - Finally, the Philippines has an answer to the perennial problem of access to credit that hinders growth of the micro and small enterprises. This time, access to credit is becoming more inclusive as companies and individuals’ credit worthiness are no longer weighed based on their hard assets but on their reliability as a good payor based on their credit history
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Bangladesh: New Policy to Shield Farmers
December, 04 2018
Bangladesh - The central bank has taken an initiative to draw up a policy to shield farmers from high-cost farm loans disbursed by microfinance institutions (MFIs)
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E. Littlefield: Not All Social Investment Has to Make a Market Return
December, 04 2018
Global - While she celebrates a mainstreaming of impact investment — revealed in the latest survey from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) — she argues that attention must also be paid to the needs of investors who care more about social impact than financial return
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Nigeria: NAICOM to Extend Bancassurance to Microfinance Banks
December, 03 2018
Nigeria - As part of efforts to increase insurance coverage, the National Insurance Commission and insurance companies are planning to extend the bancassurance strategy to the microfinance banks. Bancassurance is a method in which insurance companies sell their products through the banking channels to customers of the bank
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Philippines: Hotbed for ‘Impact Investments’
December, 03 2018
Indonesia - Macroeconomic stability, a conducive regulatory environment, an increase in local consumption and growing recognition of social enterprises as drivers of development — these factors have made the Philippines the second largest market in Southeast Asia for impact investments, or investments that seek both social impact and financial return, says a report recently published by the nonprofit Global Impact Investing Network
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