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Inclusive Markets Are Not Born: How UNCDF is Supporting Inclusive Digital Economies
Inclusive Markets Are Not Born: How UNCDF is Supporting Inclusive Digital Economies by Advancing the Right Policies and Regulations If you were asked to describe in one word how digital has transformed finance, you wouldn’t be able to do it.
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Crescat Capital: Navigating the Boom Bust Cycle
Kevin Smith, Crescat Capital founder and chief investment officer, has managed money through the tech bubble, dotcom bust, housing bubble, global financial crisis, the longest bull market ever, the Covid recession, and the present stimulus-led recovery. He launched the Global
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IBM Thought Leadership: Transparency Makes the Invisible Hand Visible Again, And Inclusive
Paolo Sironi is the global research leader in Banking and Financial Markets at IBM, Institute of Business Value. IBV is the thought leadership centre of IBM. Financial markets and economic systems are still exposed to periodic collapses, notwithstanding unprecedented institutional
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Lindsey McMurray, Co-founder of Pollen Street Capital: How Capitalising on Change Can Drive Benefits for Financial Services Industry
The firm identifies and champions businesses that are on the cusp of transformation, with agile operations that deliver solutions to customers underserved by mainstream providers. “The financial services sector touches every aspect of our lives, something that has never been
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Anna Radulovski: ‘Mompreneur’ Shares Struggles and Wins: is This the Next Unicorn in the Making…?
Anna Radulovski doesn’t just want to make money — she wants to make impacts. Born and raised in the Ukraine, Radulovski now calls California home. In a podcast interview focused on empowerment and leadership, Radulovski spoke of her struggles —
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Vidici Busting Myth on Nordic Fintech: It’s Still an Under-served Sector
There is a general misconception that fintech in Europe and especially the Nordics is well funded, and it’s no problem to raise capital. This might be true for large companies such as Klarna, Tink and Trustly, but for early stage
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Building Bridges: Joining Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship
Finance is stepping up to a growing impetus from stakeholders to transform society for the better. Yet, there is a continuous disconnect between social entrepreneurs as vanguards of social value creation and the providers of financial services. A unique partnership
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LGX Hits 1,000 Sustainable Bonds Mark
CEO Julie Becker, has today announced the achievement of a major milestone for the Luxemburg Green Exchange (LGX). The exchange now counts 1,000 green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds. According to Becker, “The 1000th bond currently displayed on LGX is
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OECD: Blended Finance Institutional Role in Responding to COVD-19
COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on developing countries and undone years of progress on sustainable development, pushing back into poverty large sections of the population. World Bank analysis projects growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to decline to -3.3% in 2020,
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Lord Waverley on WTO: Inclusive and Sustainable Trade Reforms are Vital for Shared Benefits
The previous US administration, the politicisation of trade and a looming economic crisis due to the pandemic and Brexit are creating an environment of protectionism. This must not be allowed to happen, argues Lord Waverley. The need has never been
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