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New Climate Finance and Energy Innovation Hub to Accelerate Access to Clean and Affordable Energy Throughout the Global South
Designed as a global end-to-end policy and finance platform, the Hub will harness the power of financial innovation to ensure maximum leverage.
Symbiotics Launched Two Green Bonds of $17 Million in Africa With Sun King
The green projects that will be financed belong to the renewable energy category, in particular solar kits.
Tammeyah for Microfinance Services Buys French B2B Marketplace
Tanmeyah, which was founded in 2009, provides working capital for smaller enterprises and reports having 391,000 clients.
ADB and KMF Sign $15M Loan to Expand Access to Credit for MSMEs in Kazakhstan
This loan is ADB's first intervention in Kazakhstan's financial sector in several years. It will support KMF's efforts to improve financial inclusion and contribute to Kazakhstan's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
British International Investment and Symbiotics Partner to Launch First-ever Green Basket Bond Across Africa, South and Southeast Asia
The green lending program will direct much-needed financing to small-scale green projects across Africa, South and Southeast Asia through local MSME banks.
IFC Financing of up to $100 M to Sudameris Supports the Expansion of Access to Credit for SMEs in Paraguay, with a Focus on Women-owned Enterprises
The loan will increase access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Paraguay, which in turn will have a positive impact on job creation and the economic recovery from the effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
U GRO Capital’s Sectoral Approach Aids Multiple Sustainable Development Goals: Sattva Consulting Impact Assessment Study
This study would be one of India’s first such vendor social diligence undertaken by any Company, in hopes to encourage the entire lending ecosystem to measure, evaluate, and govern the impact performance for their customers.
UNCDF Collaborates With IBM on Digital Futures to Address Digital Skills Gap
The global collaboration will feature IBM SkillsBuild to deliver digital learning to women and youth.
Explore the 24th MFC Annual Conference Agenda!
The event this year promises to bring together microfinance practitioners, policy makers, experts, investors, IT providers, donors, social finance enthusiasts, and more.
European Financing Fund for Africa Launched With First Closing of $24.1M
The second fund aims to finance African rural microfinance institutions and agricultural entities sourcing from small-holder farmers in the continent.