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Viewpoint: Africa Needs More Healthcare Real Estate Investment Trusts
Healthcare real estate investment trusts are becoming more attractive on the continent as African countries try to build up a listed real estate industry, according to Ortneil Kutama, media director of pan-African real estate industry news website, Africa Property News.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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IFC invests $67m in Apollo Health and Lifestyle for 29% stake
Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd (AHLL) has raised $67 million for a 29 per cent equity stake from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, according to a press statement. “IFC along with its associated entity has has made a primary equity infusion of Rs 450 crore thereby acquiring 29.03 per cent stake in Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd,” Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd said in a BSE filing.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Accion Venture Lab: Fintech Lenders Leveraging Technology to Close Critical Funding Gap for Small Businesses
Accion Venture Lab, the seed-stage investment initiative of financial inclusion leader Accion, released a report today on the latest innovations in the field of micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) finance. The report explores how innovative, tech-enabled lenders are using niche marketing, digital or mobile platforms, and enterprising partnerships – and often a combination of all three – to make financing available to underserved MSMEs.
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- Investing
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Investors aren’t sold on ‘values-based’ investing, but they may be missing out
Investing with your conscience may not your thing, but it's working for people who know where to look. So-called "values-based" investing — putting money into companies with strong track records on the environment, social issues and corporate governance — has increased among major money managers.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Indian healthcare groups find a cure for higher growth
Cash-rich Indian hospital groups such as recently listed Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. are setting up operations in Africa to tap a growing stream of middle-class patients from the continent seeking quality health care.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- impact investing
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How impact investing can reach the mainstream
Nearly ten years have passed since a coalition of philanthropists and investors introduced the financial-services industry to impact investing, a practice distinguished by its aim to generate social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- North America
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Raising The Bar For ESG Investing Expectations
For years, many investors assumed that choosing environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing came with a cost—a performance shortfall. Based on our recent survey, that picture has changed.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Annual Corporate ‘Impact Investing’ Market Estimated at $2.4 Billion
A new study released by CECP and supported by Prudential Financial, Inc. found that large corporations invest approximately US$2.4 billion each year in initiatives and ventures designed to achieve financial returns as well as a positive economic, social, or environmental impact – commonly referred to as “impact investing.” The groundbreaking pilot study, Investing with Purpose, is the first time that the corporate role in impact investing has been analyzed in depth.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- impact investing, research
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