By Dipika Chawla, Strategic Investment Advisor, and Natalie Alm, Communications Advisor Less than one percent of U.S. pension funds’ estimated $22.6 trillion assets under management are invested in Africa, though the continent is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Unlocking long-term, patient capital from pension…

This post originally appeared on Next Billion. Read the original piece here. By Josh Dobiac, Principal and Risk Consultant at Milliman Financial Risk Management, and Alana Kolundzija, consultant specializing in gender equity and social inclusion and the founder of Collective Impact. The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly adopted a resolution…

This post originally appeared on the ANDE blog and Marketlinks. By Natalie Alm, Communications Advisor, and Nicole Garcia, Senior Activity Manager, INVEST It’s no secret that women entrepreneurs face significant challenges in building their businesses. And it is costing them, with an estimated $1.7 trillion financing gap for women-owned, small…

This post originally appeared on the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here. By Cameron Khosrowshahi, Senior Investment Advisor, Prosper Africa This blog is part two of a three part series. Read parts one and three. With more U.S. workers retiring, pension contributions and returns on retirement investments are…

This post originally appeared the Prosper Africa blog. Read the original piece here. By Cameron Khosrowshahi, Senior Investment Advisor, Prosper Africa This blog is part one of a three part series. Read parts two and three. Africa offers tremendous growth opportunities for shared prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic…

This post originally appeared the USAID Private Sector Engagement Hub Exposure site. Read the original piece here. Women entrepreneurs face significant challenges in building their businesses. The USAID-supported Beacon Fund, established in 2020, provides fit-for-purpose financing and business support to women-led businesses in Southeast Asia. One of its first investments…

This post originally appeared on ImpactAlpha. Read the original piece here. By Lauren Yang, INVEST Strategic Communications Advisor Environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investing is dogged by inconsistent, and sometimes conflicting, reporting criteria and ratings that make it difficult to analyze risk and impact at best, and disguise greenwashing…

This post originally appeared on ImpactAlpha. Read the original piece here. By Shuyin Tang, Co-founder and CEO of the Beacon Fund, and Yen Do, Investment Manager at the Beacon Fund Agriculture is the foundation of daily life in most of the world. The food and agriculture sector provides livelihoods for…

Despite Kenya’s extensive information and communication technology infrastructures, and high levels of broadband uptake, the country still has a significant digital divide, especially among rural populations. …