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Asa International Taps Microfinance Demand
August, 31 2018
Global - ASA International (ASAI) became the first publicly listed microfinance company in Europe when its shares began trading on the premium segment of London’s main market in July.
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Sustainable Development of Villages Is Needed
August, 28 2018
India - SBI’s Prashant Kumar says they want to have total development of villages in terms of skill development, financial inclusion, providing them credit for education, healthcare facility and cleanlines
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HKL to Issue Cambodia’s First Bond
August, 27 2018
Cambodia - Hattha Kaksekar Limited, one of the largest microfinance institutions in the country, will issue the first corporate bond in the country, after obtaining approval from the Central Bank earlier this month
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IFC Loaning $55m to Argentina’s Banco Industrial (Bind) to Boost SME Lending
August, 27 2018
Argentina - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a unit of the World Bank Group, recently agreed to loan USD 55 million to Argentina’s Banco Industrial (Bind) to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with “longer-term financing than [is] currently available in the local market.
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Philippines: Livelihood for Women
August, 26 2018
Philippines - The world has changed. It opens a lot of opportunities to women who were only seen as housewives before. Women are now on the rise from the bottom-pit status in the society and a lot of stories have been told about them competing in the business industry, an industry which is undeniably dominated by men
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RCBC Launches First Digital Cash, Makes Transactions Easier for More Filipinos
August, 21 2018
Philippines - Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), with the support of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is taking the lead in bringing digital financial services closer to more Filipinos as it works with eCurrency Mint’s solution to introduce ePiso. It is the country’s first digital currency that is stored in a mobile wallet app to enable everyone to enjoy daily cashless transactions
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UBS Launches Impact Mutual Funds for U.S. Private Clients
August, 20 2018
Global - As part of its new 100% U.S. sustainable cross-asset portfolios, UBS Global Wealth Management is rolling out two mutual funds that aim to create a more direct social and environmental impact than existing funds that simply target companies with superior environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—practices
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Ghana: EOCO Opens Fire on 30 Microfinance Institutions
August, 20 2018
Ghana - The Bank of Ghana, (BoG) has given assurance that it will deal ruthlessly with directors and shareholders of microfinance finance companies found to have diverted depositors’ funds or engaged in fraudulent activities
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Chinese E-ommerce Giant to Begin Services in Pakistan This Year
August, 17 2018
Pakistan - Alipay invested $184.5 million for a 45% stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank, a subsidiary of Telenor Group. The investment was made with the aim to further the development of Telenor Microfinance Bank’s mobile payment and digital financial services in Pakistan
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India: More Suitors Join Race to Acquire Madura Microfinance
August, 17 2018
India - Bids to buy Chennai-based micro lender Madura Microfinance is intensifying with a US private equity fund matching first suitor Federal Bank’s offer, and the close race underlined the potential of the industry, two senior people close to the development said.
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Has ESG Gone Mainstream?
August, 13 2018
Global - The announcement that the world's largest fund management company, BlackRock, will require its fund managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in their investment decision-making process has been discussed widely in the trade press over the last few days
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Luxembourg's Nurturing Ecosystem for Ethical and Responsible Investment Funds
August, 08 2018
Luxembourg - According to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, sustainable and responsible investing will lead the agenda for asset management firms in 2018 as one of the key pillars for the industry in the year ahead along with UCITS (Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities) and alternative investment funds
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Myanmar Pushes Financial Inclusion to Reduce Poverty
August, 07 2018
Myanmar - The financial sector is expected to focus on giving low-income individuals access to affordable financial services as a means to reduce poverty, as adult access to formal service has increased by 18 percent over the past five years
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Alternative Forms of Giving and Investing
August, 07 2018
Global - Venture philanthropy is a term that has increasingly gained traction among private wealth owners in Asia as an alternative means of creating positive social and environmental impact. It is often mentioned alongside impact investing.
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UK Is Leading the Way in Fintech Funding
August, 01 2018
United Kingdom - Global fintech investment is up overall, hitting $57.9 billion across 875 deals in the first half of 2018, according to a KPMG report covered by CityAM. That's 34% higher than the $38.1 billion seen in the entirety of 2017
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