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Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding

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Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding
How the pioneering company Soluz Honduras is bringing solar products to Honduras' rural areas by tapping a diverse array of financing models.
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Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding

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Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding
How the pioneering company Soluz Honduras is bringing solar products to Honduras' rural areas by tapping a diverse array of financing models.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Entrepreneur-Friendly Inclusive Finance: A Survey of Brazilian MSMEs Highlights Key Lessons for Lenders

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Entrepreneur-Friendly Inclusive Finance: A Survey of Brazilian MSMEs Highlights Key Lessons for Lenders
60 Decibels' interviews with over 400 MSME loan applicants in Brazil show how inclusive lenders can better serve the needs of entrepreneurs.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Africa Needs Jobs — the Agri-Food Industry Can Provide Them: How the Sector Can Boost its Impact on Employment Across the Continent

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#agriculture #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #employment #FoodSecurity #unemployment #GlobalDevelopment #jobs
Africa Needs Jobs — the Agri-Food Industry Can Provide Them: How the Sector Can Boost its Impact on Employment Across the Continent
Sub-Saharan Africa must create 20 million jobs per year til 2050 to keep up with population growth: Could the agri-food sector provide them?
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November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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NextBillion at 20: Reflecting on Growth, Change and Global Impact

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#SocialEntrepreneurship #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvesting #GlobalDevelopment #SocialImpact
NextBillion at 20: Reflecting on Growth, Change and Global Impact
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, NextBillion is highlighting articles and conversations that have shaped emerging markets business.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Public Good vs. Profitable Exits: Why Public Innovation Agencies Must Stop Copying Venture Capital

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Public Good vs. Profitable Exits: Why Public Innovation Agencies Must Stop Copying Venture Capital
Emre Eren Korkmaz explores the downsides of public institutions' embrace of the profit-centric, risk-averse mentality of venture capital.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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News from @mongabay.com: Tackling Climate Disinformation Is on the COP30 Agenda: nextbillion.net/news/tacklin...

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Tackling Climate Disinformation Is on the COP30 Agenda
A Declaration on Information Integrity was launched at COP30 where signatory countries committed to address climate disinformation.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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#COP30 is underway, and several new announcements, including new reports, partnerships and funds have been released.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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News: @britishintinv.bsky.social and BlueOrchard Launch $250 Million Climate Fund for Insurers:

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BII and BlueOrchard Launch $250 Million Climate Fund for Insurers
BII will anchor the BlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund (BOCAMF), with both firms targeting investment from insurance companies.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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From Energy Access to Economic Empowerment: Workable Models for Financing a Just Transition in Emerging Markets

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#EnergyAccess #CleanCooking #JustTransition #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #EmergingMarkets #solar #SolarEnergy #Africa
From Energy Access to Economic Empowerment: Workable Models for Financing a Just Transition in Emerging Markets
Anthony Osijo at Bboxx explores ways to finance a just climate transition in emerging markets — while also eradicating energy poverty.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Convincing Customers to Buy What’s Best for Them: How Lessons from Clean Cooking Can Increase the Adoption of ‘Merit Goods’

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Convincing Customers to Buy What’s Best for Them: How Lessons from Clean Cooking Can Increase the Adoption of ‘Merit Goods’
How the clean cooking sector’s experience selling cookstoves and fuels highlights strategies to boost consumer uptake of other "merit goods."
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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Turning Failure into Fuel: An Emerging Learning Platform Aims to Bring the Hidden Challenges in Humanitarian Energy to Light

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#energy #solar #EnergyAccess #humanitarian #refugees #GlobalDevelopment #failure #SolarEnergy #EmergingMarkets
Turning Failure into Fuel: An Emerging Learning Platform Aims to Bring the Hidden Challenges in Humanitarian Energy to Light
How the Humanitarian Energy Learning Platform aims to highlight — and learn from — failure in humanitarian energy access.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Bhutan and Fiji’s Contrasting Paths to Digital Transformation Reveal the Pros and Cons of Government and Market-Driven Approaches

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#DigitalFinance #FinancialInclusion #DigitalTransformation #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #Fiji #Bhutan #fintech
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Bhutan and Fiji’s Contrasting Paths to Digital Transformation Reveal the Pros and Cons of Government and Market-Driven Approaches
A study involving Bhutan and Fiji reveals their contrasting digital adoption strategies, providing lessons for other small countries.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Time is a Social Innovator’s Most Precious Resource: Why Are So Many Funders Wasting It?

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Time is a Social Innovator’s Most Precious Resource: Why Are So Many Funders Wasting It?
Many funders are surprisingly wasteful with social innovators' time: Here's a better way for funders to handle grants, investments and RFPs.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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To Change the World, Change Your Economics: How Degrowth Can Shrink Overconsumption in the Global North While Allowing the Global South to Grow

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@mattorsagh.bsky.social #degrowth #overconsumption #GlobalSouth #climate #ClimateChange #environment #economics
To Change the World, Change Your Economics: How Degrowth Can Shrink Overconsumption in the Global North While Allowing the Global South to Grow
Analysts explore what a "degrowth" agenda might mean for global development efforts — and for countries in the Global North and South.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The Emergence of InfraTech: How AI and Other Digital Technologies are Enabling Climate-Resilient Transportation Infrastructure in LMICs

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#infrastructure #ClimateResilience #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #climate #EmergingMarkets
The Emergence of InfraTech: How AI and Other Digital Technologies are Enabling Climate-Resilient Transportation Infrastructure in LMICs
An estimated 1 billion people lack access to all-weather roads: Here's how "InfraTech" solutions are addressing this gap in LMICs.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Are Impact Investors Really Listening?: Why Capturing Stakeholder Insights is Key to Impactful Investment Strategies

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@acumen.org #ImpactInvesting #investing #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #EmergingMarkets
Are Impact Investors Really Listening?: Why Capturing Stakeholder Insights is Key to Impactful Investment Strategies
Impact investor Acumen shares what it has learned from embedding listening and impact management into every stage of its investment process.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Right Decision, Wrong Reasons: The Way Forward from the Attack on Global Aid

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#GlobalAid #HumanitarianAid #humanitarian #USAID #GlobalDevelopment #refugees #EmergingMarkets
Right Decision, Wrong Reasons: The Way Forward from the Attack on Global Aid
Analysts explore market-based alternatives to the failing humanitarian aid model, and propose five principles to guide the transition.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Africa is Done Waiting: 10 Key Takeaways from Africa HealthTech Summit 2025

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#Africa #HealthTech #healthcare #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth
Africa is Done Waiting: 10 Key Takeaways from Africa HealthTech Summit 2025
NextBillion was a media partner at the 2025 Africa HealthTech Summit in Rwanda: Here are 10 key takeaways and four interviews from the event.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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SACCOs, Social Collateral and Bitcoin Communities: A Filmmaker Documents New (and Old) Ways to Extend Financial Inclusion Past the Limits of Fintech

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#fintech #FinancialInclusion #microfinance #bitcoin #credit #lending #EmergingMarkets #Africa #cryptocurrency
SACCOs, Social Collateral and Bitcoin Communities: A Filmmaker Documents New (and Old) Ways to Extend Financial Inclusion Past the Limits of Fintech
A filmmaker shares stories from his recent documentary, which highlight the innovation and resilience in Africa’s informal financial systems.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Consultants at a Crossroads in Global Development: New Research Reveals their Challenges — And Highlights Strategies for Navigating the Current Disruption

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@wayanvota.bsky.social #consultants #GlobalDevelopment #USAID #research #InternationalDevelopment #consulting
Consultants at a Crossroads in Global Development: New Research Reveals their Challenges — And Highlights Strategies for Navigating the Current Disruption
A recent survey highlights how the dismantling of USAID has impacted independent global development consultants — and how they can respond.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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How India’s Non-Bank Financial Companies are Closing the MSME Credit Gap — And What Other Emerging Markets Can Learn from Their Success

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#India #EmergingMarkets #banking #FinancialInclusion #MSMEs #SmallBusiness #credit #finance
How India’s Non-Bank Financial Companies are Closing the MSME Credit Gap — And What Other Emerging Markets Can Learn from Their Success
Non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) are solving India's MSME credit gap: Their approach offers useful lessons for other emerging economies.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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When AI Gets It Wrong: Lessons from a Women-Centered Design Experiment Highlight the Need for Inclusive GPTs

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenderEquity #ChatGPT
When AI Gets It Wrong: Lessons from a Women-Centered Design Experiment Highlight the Need for Inclusive GPTs
CARE's attempt to build a women-centered design GPT for female entrepreneurs shows the need for more inclusive AI models.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Beyond Shock, Money or Mandate: Why African Banks Aren’t Taking Bold Climate Action — And What it Will Take to Move Forward

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#ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #climate #Africa #banking #lending #GlobalDevelopment #finance
Beyond Shock, Money or Mandate: Why African Banks Aren’t Taking Bold Climate Action — And What it Will Take to Move Forward
African banks have yet to truly engage in climate finance: Analysts share a framework for understanding the extent of their climate lending.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Moving Past the ‘Infrastructure of Hope’: Why Investors, Policymakers and Entrepreneurs Must Build a Modern E-Commerce Ecosystem in Southeast Asia

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#Ecommerce #SoutheastAsia #SmallBusiness #entrepreneurs
Moving Past the ‘Infrastructure of Hope’: Why Investors, Policymakers and Entrepreneurs Must Build a Modern E-Commerce Ecosystem in Southeast Asia
Why the lack of a formal e-commerce ecosystem is the central challenge for economic inclusion in Southeast Asia today.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Aligning Capital with Justice: How Innovative Finance Can Enable the Final Stretch Toward Energy Access in Africa

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#ImpactInvesting #Africa #EnergyAccess #solar #renewables
Aligning Capital with Justice: How Innovative Finance Can Enable the Final Stretch Toward Energy Access in Africa
How rethinking energy finance can help expand energy access to the remaining 10% of excluded communities — which are primarily in Africa.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM