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IFC’s $56-Million Investment in Global IME Bank to Bolster Gender and Climate Financing in Nepal

The aim of the investment is to boost competitiveness in the small and medium enterprise finance market while also improving financial inclusion, creating jobs, and supporting the nation's climate goals. 

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USAID Signs Agreement to Support the Expansion of Union Bank’s Women-Focused Financial Services

This impactful collaboration will promote financial inclusion by addressing the specific needs of female customers in the banking sector through in-depth market research, a robust Customer Value Proposition, and strategic linkages with Sri Lankan women and women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises.

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Innovative Gender Bond Series Uplifts Rural Women to Drive Climate Action in Asia

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the United Nations Capital Development Fund partnered with Impact Investment Exchange to support rural women entrepreneurs across the region to access affordable and well-regulated financial services.

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FMO and Finnfund Back SATYA MicroCapital With $35M to Make Formal Finance More Accessible to Women in India

The funds have been earmarked to fund women and youth financing, thereby promoting gender equality and female empowerment.

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MicroVest Invests $10 Million in Annapurna to Support Financial Inclusion for Women in India

The $10 million MicroVest investment in Annapurna microfinance aims to promote economic inclusion in underserved rural communities, with a specific emphasis on empowering women in India.

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VEON’s Mobilink Bank Becomes First Microfinance Bank Globally to Join the GSMA Connected Women Commitment Initiative

The global digital operator VEON last week announces that Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. in Pakistan has signed up to the GSMA’s Connected Women Commitment Initiative set up to accelerate digital and financial inclusion for women.

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Svasti Microfinance Raises $5M From IIX's Women's Livelihood Bond 5, the World's First Orange Bond Issuance

Mumbai-based Svasti Microfinance has received $5 million through Non-Convertible Debentures from Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange's Women's Livelihood Bond 5, the proceeds of which will go toward empowering women through income-generating activities.

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SIDBI to Partner With AMFI to Support Bengal's Women Entrepreneurs

By this intervention, the average income of women is expected to rise by at least 30 percent.

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Symbiotics Investments Brings World’s First INR-Denominated Gender-Focused Bond to the Luxembourg Green Exchange

The proceeds from the bond will be dedicated exclusively to providing loans to female entrepreneurs in India.

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VEON’s Mobilink Microfinance Bank Promotes Financial Inclusion and Supports Farmers with Programmes to Drive Economic Prosperity in Pakistan

The three Mobilink Microfinance Bank initiatives include low-cost 4G handsets for customers bundled with the bank’s digital banking application, e-commerce services for female entrepreneurs, and an agriculture advisory service for farmers in Pakistan.