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Spain: The Second Largest International Provider of Private Philanthropy for Development, Mostly Thanks to the BBVAMF – OECD

According to the latest data published by the OECD, Spain is globally the second contributor to development through philanthropic funding.

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Ending 2021 Strong: Tugende Closes $17M in Additional Debt Investment

The new investments include a $5M local currency facility for Uganda from Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI), $6M from existing lender Symbiotics, and $1M from crowdfunding platform Lendahand, all to support growth in Uganda.

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IFC, BOA Kenya Partner to Expand Lending to Small Businesses in Kenya

Through the partnership, IFC will enter a risk-sharing facility with BOA Kenya that will help the bank scale up lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Symbiotics Launches $15 Million Green Bond for Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet will use the proceeds of the Green Bond to finance supplier advances, inventory and customer lease structures for pay-as-you-go solar home systems.

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IFC and Ministry of Justice Join Hands to Improve Insolvency Laws in Kosovo, Boost Lending

The initiative, known as the Debt Resolution Project, is expected to create a safety net for businesses and investors, improving access to credit, especially for small and medium enterprises.

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Luxembourg Becomes Ninth Contributor to UNCDF’s Last-Mile Finance Trust Fund (LMF-TF)

Contribution will be used to finance UNCDF’s BRIDGE Facility—the Finance Facility dedicated to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs).

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EasyCash: An Interoperable ePayment Suite Powered by Wallet Factory Launched in Egypt

EasyCash has become the first mobile payment application for Wallet Factory that was made to align with the Egyptian interoperability market standards for QR code-based digital payments and acceptance.

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WEE-DiFine Initiative: Request for Proposals

Following the success of the first two Requests for Proposals (RFPs), WEE-DiFine is excited to announce the launch of its third RFP.

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Promoting Financial Inclusion in Egypt

In the frame of this project, AFC, in collaboration with the national statistics office CAPMAS and the Central Bank of Egypt, conducted the first national representative financial inclusion survey in Egypt and build a data set as evidence base and baseline for future monitoring.

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Hong Kong Fintech Unicorn WeLab Raises $240M to Buy Indonesian Bank

With this move, WeLab is planning to launch a digital bank to capture the country’s enormous unbanked population.