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Grace, hospitality and who we talk to
Host Joy Anderson welcomes her brother, the philosopher Joel Anderson, to discuss how AI is changing the way we work. While AI can …
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UrbanChain contracts with Ampyr to supply solar power to commercial customers in the UK
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Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers
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Climate First raises $67 million to combine impact retail banking and solar lending
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Seven Generations Capital raises C$75 million for Indigenous housing fund
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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 …
Impact Voices
Provocative opinions and insightful analysis from the community
Extending financing to protect Africa’s green transition from fossil fuel shocks
Much of the focus on the crisis in the Gulf and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz has been on the impact …
Where investors are missing Asia’s sustainability transition
Sustainability investing in Asia is entering a more operational phase, but many global investors are still analysing the region primarily through ESG disclosures, …
It takes an ecosystem to raise an impact economy
We often talk about impact investing as a strategy. What increasingly excites me is the larger question: What does it actually take to …
The relational imperative and the rebuilding of Iran
Imagine a corporation that invested billions training its workforce, then as a matter of policy refused to let them work, and shot the …
Catalytic capital in Latin America: From isolated wins to market architecture
Many of Latin America’s impact companies that could one day be commercial opportunities remain at an early stage, operating in fragmented markets with …
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