U.S. and Flexiplan Empower Salvadorans with Greater Mobility and Access to Motorcycle Financing
In an important step towards financial inclusion and economic growth, the U.S. Government, in collaboration with FLEXIPLAN, a leading motorcycle finance company, has announced a $6 million loan...
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Learning International Transaction Law on the Ground in Rwanda
During spring break in February, three Michigan Law students traveled far from the familiar confines of the Quadrangle to the verdant, rolling hills of Kigali, Rwanda.
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A Kenyan doctor's $20M mission to make sure every child has oxygen
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya was unable to support its population with medical oxygen. A local social enterprise is working to change that....
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SOIL Announces Partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti
SOIL is delighted to announce our groundbreaking partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti – the first large-scale Outcomes Fund to be implemented in a fragile country...
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WaterEquity Announces Final Close of $150 Million Global Access Fund IV Addressing the Global Water Crisis
WaterEquity's Latest Investment Fund Will Deploy Mission-Driven Capital to Deliver Water and Sanitation Solutions for Millions of Low-Income Families Around the World...
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DuPont Joins Collective Investment to Increase Global Water Access
DuPont joins Starbucks, Ecolab, Gap, Reckitt, and the US International Development Finance Corporation to Collectively Improve Water Access for More than 5 Million People...
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WBC Announces Closing of $8 Million DFC-Backed Loan to India’s Sonata Finance Supporting Entrepreneurs and Women-Owned Businesses Through 451 Branches
WorldBusiness Capital, Inc. (WBC) announced the closing of an $8 million loan to India’s Sonata Finance Private Limited (Sonata). WBC’s loan is partially guaranteed by United States International...
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Tugende wins African Banker 2022 Financial Inclusion Award
ACCRA, GHANA - Tugende, an MSME lending fintech in Uganda and Kenya won the 2022 Financial Inclusion Award at the 2022 African Banker Awards announced on 25 May. The Awards, held in Accra, Ghana in...
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EarthSpark named “Sustainable Energy Initiative of the Year”
I’m delighted to share that EarthSpark’s work in Haiti was named “Sustainable Energy Initiative of the Year” by Island Innovation and The Clinton Global Initiative. Applicants hailed from around...
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India-Based Asirvad Microfinance Obtains $15 Million Loan from WBC to Support Rural Businesses
CHENNAI, INDIA - June 15, 2021 - WorldBusiness Capital, Inc. (WBC) announced the recent closing of a $15 million commercial loan to India’s Asirvad Microfinance Limited.
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DFC Achieves First Close of $100 Million Loan to WaterEquity’s Global Access Fund to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) funded the first $25 million tranche of DFC’s $100 million loan...
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Beyond Clichés – The Case of Feminist Electrification in Haiti
The much vaunted phrase “win-win” doesn’t begin to capture the Haitian rural electrification project I have recently been evaluating.
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