Category: Finance

UAE-based SpaceTech firm Space42 has secured a $695.5 million Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed financing facility to support the development of its next-generation geostationary satellites, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5. The funding was arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB, Santander CIB, Société Générale, and Natixis, and is backed by Bpifrance Assurance Export, reflecting strong international […]

Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE), a leading private real estate fund manager specializing in U.S. housing, has successfully closed its second credit fund, ACRE Credit Fund II, with $1 billion in capital commitments. The fund reached its hard cap and was fully subscribed, reflecting strong investor confidence in ACRE’s platform and strategy. Launched in response […]

In the first months of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his policies – from sweeping tariffs and aggressive immigration enforcement to attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion – have thrown U.S. businesses into turmoil, leading to a 26-point decline in CEO confidence. Yet despite this volatility, many American corporations have remained notably restrained in […]

Corporate leaders and billionaires are often viewed as visionaries and wealth creators. But beneath the surface, many are trapped in an invisible financial “crisis” – one rooted not in market volatility or poor investments but in their psychological relationship with money. As a finance professor and editor of the forthcoming book “Financial Therapy for Men,” […]

Imagine an investment officer at a development finance institution (DFI) reviewing a follow-on proposal from a financial inclusion fund they backed five years ago. The first fund invested in a range of Series B-stage financial services providers (FSP). But now, as they consider a second investment into a second fund, they realize something’s missing: outcomes […]

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has administered the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to better understand when, where and why maternal deaths occur. In April 2025, the Trump administration put the department in charge of collecting and tracking this […]

Thirty years ago, CGAP was established to prove the concept of microcredit as a way to benefit people and economies. Since then, our vision has evolved as microcredit morphed into microfinance, then into financial inclusion and digital finance, and, most recently, into inclusive finance.     Three decades on, the world is a very different […]

For over a decade, access to the digital economy has been shown to be a catalyst for economic empowerment. Digital payments and services like mobile money, online banking, and digital payment cards and wallets can enhance micro and small enterprises’ agency, helping their owners gain access to other financial services.   CGAP’s Impact Pathfinder makes […]

For financial systems, climate risk is unique. The inclusive finance sector has found ways to support a wide range of development priorities to date —from small businesses and agriculture to humanitarian crises. But the various layers of climate risk create new challenges for vulnerable communities, the financial institutions that serve them, and the public and […]

📍 Belgrade, July 16, 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended its support for Serbia’s tech sector by providing a €60 million loan to HTEC, a Belgrade-founded engineering and AI-driven digital product development firm. The financing will fuel strategic acquisitions aimed at expanding HTEC’s presence in key global markets. 💼 […]