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IDB Invest raises $28 million to back SME lending in Paraguay
IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, raised 180 billion guaraníes ($28 million) — through a six-year local-currency bond …
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Green lenders are all dressed up and ready to roll
The deals pencil. The pipeline is vetted. The projects are shovel-ready. Community lenders and green banks that had been set to deploy $20 …
Worker solutions, community insurance and other strategies for shared prosperity
Capital + services for businesses that employ working-class people in working-class places equals impact, says Damien Dwin of Washington, DC-based private lender Lafayette …
Employee ownership rides a wave of economic populism – and pragmatism
Ownership is in the air. Momentum for strategies that enable workers to share in the value they help create continues to build, despite …
‘Green bank’ groups plot next moves as EPA attempts to terminate grants
It’s been a head-spinning week for awardees of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The Environmental Protection Agency has escalated its attacks against nonprofit …
Equity, ownership and the reconstruction of Black wealth
Speaking through his text-to-voice “eye pad,” Napoleon Wallace joined the discussion after the screening of ImpactAlpha’s mini-doc, “Napoleon Wallace and the Reconstruction of …
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An unexpected partnership is boosting savings for low-income families
Building savings is critical to establishing financial security. The ability to save underpins financial health for low-income and low-wealth households. It also serves as an …
With ‘Sinners,’ Ryan Coogler demonstrates the power of creative ownership
One of the central themes in the Oscar-nominated film, “Sinners,” is the demand for a cultural experience that is both for us and …
Small business are surging – and hungry for tech. Will investors respond?
Six years ago, most Americans couldn’t imagine working on their own. But when the pandemic upended the world of work, newly laid-off workers …
How “entrepreneurship through acquisition” can deliver benefits to workers, too
Much ink has already been spilled about the $10 trillion transfer of business assets that is underway across the United States. Millions of …
Why war in Iran may mark a tipping point for fossil fuels and the energy transition
As we all know, early on Saturday Feb. 28th, the US and Israel conducted a joint massive military strike on Iran. Ever since, …
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