Technical Papers
Thank you, SMART Campaign
With the SMART Campaign’s retirement in March 2021, a quick look back at the path travelled, and some thoughts on social performance. For a long time, the achievement of social…
Africa Rising and the Private Equity Opportunity
The “Africa Rising” narrative has long been touted on the back of strong macro-economic growth across the continent since the early 2000’s. The recurring question however is whether it will…
Traditional Microfinance – Going the way of the Dodo?
Thanks to lenient regulations on deposit taking in West Africa, what we now understand as microfinance is individual loans to microentrepreneurs with an established business in the retail sector, used…
The Problem and Opportunity of Waste in Emerging Markets
Virtual due diligence – Changes during Covid-19 times
Covid-19 is impacting our lives in almost every way, privately and professionally. And it will continue to do so for quite some time, even if a proper vaccine is developed…
Minigrids as part of the solution to address rural electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa
On the electricity demand in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) Following the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) most governments in Africa adopted the target to reach universal access to electricity by…
Some thoughts on fixed income investing in Emerging markets versus developed markets
Part II: Spotlight on investing in loans versus buying bonds As usual, one can complain about a lot of things in capital markets – at any time. But one of…
Deforestation and carbon tax: The Costa Rican approach to protect and restore its forests
Other News
Congratulations to GLS Bank!
Signatory organizations report on Covid-19 Pledge implementation and lessons learned
Over the past months, the financial inclusion sector has embarked on…
Internship at FS Impact Finance
Mikrofinanz: Spezial-Anleihen oder eigene Assetklasse?
Wie hat sich das Anlageuniversum der Mikrofinanzkredite in den letzten Jahren…
