The Economist stages a debate on the future of impact investing. Advertised as, “Wall Street meets Mother Teresa,” the debate will consider the motion: “This house believes that impact investing will turn out to be the most profitable way to invest. impactalpha.com/the-economist-…

"Business cannot continue to be an island of prosperity in a sea of poverty..." - Bonang Mohale (CEO Business Leadership South Africa). #SAVCA2019 thoughtful insights from the conversation about leadership.

What resources are available to African entrepreneurs? Here's a first look at what we learned from the 250+ accelerators, incubators and seed funds that applied to our VilCap Communities #Africa program... more data coming soon vilcap.com/2019/02/13/wha…

"Investing in women is not a risk—it’s an enormous opportunity to make change and enhance the well-being of half of the global community" - emilie cortes shares #genderlens #impinv strategies w/ examples from Suzanne Biegel & Ruth Shaber ( @Tara_Health ) ow.ly/fZoQ50miwM0

Interview with Sebastien Boye CIO Investisseurs & Partenaires on profitable dealmaking and fundraising in Africa. "Being an impact investor does not mean compromising on value creation." Due Diligence: Spotting opportunity in Africa's frontier economies howwemadeitinafrica.com/due-diligence-…

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This recently published محمد report provides a useful summary of the key industry stats in emerging markets private equity for the year-end 2018. Capital raised for Africa-focused funds increased to $2.8 billion in 2018. empea.org/app/uploads/20…

#Africa has seen the most growth in regional connectivity but remains the world’s least connected continent. ➡️ wrld.bg/CNBI30o9ppj | #ACF2019 #IFCmarkets

The United Nations's Sustainable Development Goals currently face an annual funding shortfall of $2.5 trillion. Here's how the financial system has the potential to be a major catalyst in the sustainability revolution. #profitwithpurpose forbes.com/sites/oliverwi…

Anne-Marie Chidzero amongst the panelists at last week’s AVCA discussing the relevance of Blended Finance in Africa. 🙌

Mobilizing capital with INTEGRITY to achieve real impact at SCALE ... A powerful message from GIIN CEO Amit Bouri, especially as #impinv gains more and more momentum.

Thrilled to have achieved the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® Certification! This has been an incredibly constructive use of time and energy and has enhanced my financial analysis and valuation skills. Definitely recommended to those interested at any level.

“People are increasingly aware plant-based products are going to completely replace the animal-based products in the food world within the next 15 years. That’s our mission. That transformation is inevitable," the CEO of Impossible Foods said. on.mktw.net/383ogtP

13 sites where you can learn how to code online for free or close to it: goto.bi/3hHMgqh

Impact investors turn to revenue-based financing to bridge capital gaps for founders of color - Impact Alpha impactalpha.com/impact-investo…

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” #MayaAngelou

On this week's Impact Briefing, Maya Burney explained why South Africa-based Womvest created a pilot fund with investment firm Secha Capital. open.spotify.com/show/0lRXypjVH…

Great to participate in the IFC Sustainability Exchange 2022. Phenomenal speakers and relevant conversation, including with #AislingMccaffrey! #IFCexchange

“Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.” #MayaAngelou

🌍 SuperReturn Africa 2022 in Cape Town 🌍   Topics like #GenderLensInvesting, #impactInvesting, and #ESG are becoming mainstream and the business case for their addition to financial returns more widely acknowledged.    #SRAfrica #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital