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Walton Family Foundation backs loan guarantee for sustainable fisheries in Peru
A partial loan guarantee from the Walton Family Foundation is enabling Banco de Crédito del Perú to extend additional credit to Perupez, a …
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More of the right kind of capital for growth firms in Africa (video)
Tech-enabled ventures in healthcare, education, agriculture and financial services are driving economic growth and job creation in Africa. “This segment of the market …
Huge opportunities and trickle of capital make Brazil an impact growth market
A mismatch of demand for and supply of impact capital in a country roughly the size of the United States has created one …
How commercial investors are streamlining blended fund structures
Blended finance is rebounding, but this time with a twist. Commercial investors are stepping up to drive some of the biggest blended-finance funds …
Laying bets on entrepreneurial households in industrious communities
Among the misperceptions that have kept capital from flowing to broad sectors of emerging markets: Risks are too high. Customers are too poor. …
How responsible fintech in Africa provides resilience in a downturn
ImpactAlpha, June 3 – Just as investment in financial inclusion in Africa was really ramping up, a market downturn threatens to slow progress. Or …
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How climate investors can build a diversified portfolio in Mexico
Mexico, with the largest number of native Spanish speakers globally, is a cultural and economic cornerstone of the Americas. With an economy of …
How US retail investors can find opportunities for climate action in the Global South
Investing in climate solutions presents impact investors with some of the most exciting opportunities, from transforming what we eat to the electricity running …
Climate capital’s biggest mispricing: growth markets
The future of energy isn’t playing out in Silicon Valley or Wall Street. The decisive battleground is in the fast-growing, so-called emerging economies. …
Impact wayfaring: Why emerging managers drown and how to avoid their fate
Editor’s note: This guest post is sponsored by Accelerating Impact. Most first-time impact funds don’t die because the world lacks problems to solve, …
Europe’s DFIs step up efforts to mobilize private climate finance
Exactly 12 months ago, against the backdrop of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, British International Investment, FMO and Norfund committed to the task of …
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