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UNCDF Calls for Global Leaders to Join Call and Deliver Private and Blended Finance for the Ocean

At UNOC3’s only Ocean Action Panel with a strict focus on mobilizing finance, speakers stressed the urgency for additional investment in the sustainable development of the ocean.

Paper

Joint UNDP-UNCDF ReStart Fund: Recovery to Jumpstart Enterprises

This publications shares ReStart Fund's vision for enabling recovery and resilience in fragile and crisis-affected contexts.

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Agence Française de Développement Commits Additional $3.3 Million to Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Boost Digital Financial Inclusion

The resources will support the ADFI partnership in catalyzing digital financial solutions across Africa by expanding investment in scalable and replicable initiatives that enable access to credit and other financial services that support investment and entrepreneurship among underserved communities. 

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Council of Europe Development Bank Approves Loans to MFIs in Albania, Montenegro and Spain

Albanian MFI Fed Invest and Montenegrin MFI Alter Modus d.o.o, will each receive an $11 million loan, while Spanish MFI Nuevo MicroBank will receive a $110 million loan.

FinDev Blog

Boosting Women’s Climate Resilience: Three Areas to Support FSPs

This blog explores three key ways FSPs can be supported to offer inclusive financial solutions that boost low-income women’s climate adaptation and resilience—through better data use, stronger institutional capacity, and increased funding.

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TBC Bank Gets $10 Million to Support Female Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan

TBC UZ will use the loan from the Global Gender-Smart Fund to boost its lending to women and women-led businesses to help them expand into more lucrative sectors. 

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IFC Partners With Axis Bank to Provide a $500 Million Climate Loan in India

This is IFC’s first blue investment in India and the first blue transaction by a financial institution in the country.

Case Study

Global Partnerships Case Study: Measuring and Managing Financial Inclusion Outcomes

This case study explores how Global Partnerships integrates outcomes data into investment decisions, highlighting key enablers for success, including leadership support, impact-driven strategy, and collaborative partnerships with financial service providers.

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Delivering on the Promise of Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report delves into the growing Gender Lens Investing (GLI) ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Colombian Microfinance Firm MiCreditoYa Microfinanciera SAS Welcomes €1.1M Investment

The €1.1m investment in MiCreditoYa from the ABC Fund will enable MiCreditoYa to expand its loan portfolio, potentially adding 2,500 loans to farmers in Nariño onto its loan book over the next two years.