IFC And ALCB Back West Africa’s First Gender Bond To Boost Women Entrepreneurs The bond aims to address Côte d’Ivoire's significant credit gap for female entrepreneurs by channelling much-needed capital.

🚺 Excellent news for #WomenLed businesses in #CoteDIvoire: Business Wire: IFC and ALCB Fund Back West Africa’s First #GenderBond To Boost #WomenEntrepreneurs:

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#GenderBond #ImpactBond #SocialImpact #WestAfrica #GenderLens #GenderEquality

Standard Chartered Issues Inaugural €1 Billion Social Bond The €1bn instrument is aimed at supporting sustainable development of low-income countries across its portfolio of emerging markets.

News from edie: Standard Chartered Issues Inaugural €1 Billion Social Bond:

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#SocialImpact #SocialBond #ImpactBond #ImpactInvesting

Press Release: Symbiotics and VisionFund Strengthen Partnership With the Issuance of USD 10 Million Bond to Support Livelihoods of Marginalized Women in More Than 25 Countries The bond will enable VisionFund’s microfinance institutions to provide much-needed loans to underserved communities.

Good news from Symbiotics and VisionFund who have partnered to support #women in #subSaharaAfrica with a $10 million bond!

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#PovertyAlleviation #poverty #Africa #FinancialInclusion #EmergingMarkets #lending #ImpactBond #microfinance

Environmental impact bonds: review, challenges, and perspectives Environmental impact bonds (EIBs) are innovative financial models included in the toolbox of impact investing that focus on environmental challenges. …

There are not many studies on environmental impact bonds — performance-based financial instruments used to fund environmental interventions with positive impacts.

Glad to see a systematic literature review of the fragmented field published.
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