Culled—iMFdirect By Sean Hagan, Maurice Obstfeld, and Poul M. Thomsen February 23, 2017 Debt is central to the functioning of a modern economy. Firms can use it to finance investments in future productivity. Households can use it to finance lumpy purchases, such as big consumer durables or a home. Sometimes, […]
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Nigeria to Issue N20 Billion Green Bond in Q1 2017 to Boost Infrastructure
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria will in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 raise N20 billion via Green Bond to boost infrastructure, outgoing Minister of Environment Amina Mohammed made this disclosure at the Green Bond Capital Market and Investors Conference held on Thursday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). […]
Grameen America Partners with Citi and Mastercard to Launch Transformative Digital Finance Platform for Low-Income Women Entrepreneurs
21/2/2017/MasterCard Grameen America, a leading nonprofit microfinance organization, today announced a collaboration with Citi and Mastercard to introduce a number of financial technology solutions that will greatly enhance the organization’s ability to promote digital financial access and inclusion for more than 86,000 low-income minority women entrepreneurs across the United States. […]
