2018

“German churches back development bank’s $200m SME lending fund” – IPE – October 24, 2018

On September 28, 2018 IPE reported that Germany’s Evangelische Bank has targeted $200m (€174m) for a new loans fund investing in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in emerging markets. The bank seeks to raise the money over the next two years, from its clients and externally – from other German and Austrian institutions.  The minimum investment […]

Over 700 US conferences/events and 400 webinars listed in Emerging Markets ESG’s updated database of contacts in the field of SRI – Emerging Markets ESG – October 22, 2018

In October 2018 Emerging Markets ESG noted several thresholds in its socially responsible investment (SRI) contact database.  The conferences/events worksheet of the database now contains 2,533 entries in 105 countries.  Of these: 714 are conferences or events taking place in the US; 409 are webinars; 397 are conferences or events taking place in the UK; […]