Emerging and Growth Markets
Impact investing in the emerging markets of Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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How EAAIF is leveraging its African expertise to drive infrastructure financing in Asia
After two decades of providing flexible, patient capital to infrastructure projects in Africa, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund saw opportunities to apply its …
The Call
Exclusive video calls with industry insiders
The Call: How commercial investors are streamlining blended fund structures (video)
Blended finance is rebounding, but this time with a twist. Commercial investors are stepping up to drive some of the biggest blended-finance funds …
The Call: 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. …
Call No. 43: How responsible fintech in Africa provides resilience in a downturn (video)
ImpactAlpha, June 3 – Just as investment in financial inclusion in Africa was really ramping up, a market downturn threatens to slow progress. Or …
Call No. 40: How impact investors embrace political risk to keep progress flowing (video)
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 1 – High-impact investments in fragile countries invariably entail political risk. And impact investments in a free press, humanitarian tech, financial inclusion …
Call No. 34: How tech innovation is bridging gaps in small business financing in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, November 19 – The boom in African fintech startups began before COVID-19. The economic shutdowns and financial dislocations of the pandemic supercharged …
Impact Voices
Provocative opinions and insightful analysis from the community
Fund managers go beyond dealmaking to build the field of climate and gender investing
When Suzanne Biegel launched Heading for Change in 2023, her vision was clear: this was about more than moving capital for climate and …
Five things we learned from the GEMs data on the credit risk of lending in emerging markets
The latest data release from the Global Emerging Markets, or GEMs, consortium of 21 multilateral development banks and development finance institutions is a …
How and why to restore trust in voluntary carbon markets
As the urgency to address climate change intensifies, carbon markets remain one of the most critical tools for reducing global emissions. These markets …
Mobilizing African capital for African infrastructure – without concessional financing
Among the biggest barriers to plugging Africa’s $100 billion annual infrastructure finance gap are private investors’ risk perceptions, lack of awareness of investable …
New wave of off-grid energy startups are climate-proofing India’s economic future
India faces a dual challenge of meeting surging energy demands while combating a climate crisis it’s already feeling acutely. Record-breaking heat waves during …
Agents of Impact
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