Government-funded Impact Programme and its 12 grantees – including GSG, GIIN, and Impact Investing Institute – in the dark on future financing, with 2021 aid budget still unconfirmed by ministers.
Commitment from Singapore's state-backed investment company to Australia-based impact investment group LeapFrog claims to be “the largest ever single commitment to an impact investor”.
The Singapore-based capital firm is issuing its third Women’s Livelihood Bond aimed at creating sustainable livelihoods for women in developing countries – and its first to focus on Covid-19 recovery.
The region's investors predict “a possible shift from profit supremacy” and say they are “taking this opportunity as a wake-up call”, in advance of AVPN's major online event next week.
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Government officials in the world’s fourth largest country say social enterprises can help create an economy that “leaves no one behind” – while entrepreneurs call for more support in return.
Pitching to a room full of investors doesn’t have to be terrifying. Pioneers Post sat in on a recent Deal Share Live session in Singapore, as creative entrepreneurs from around Asia shared their stories and grew their networks.
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