ODA to least developed countries fell 1.5% in 2024. The countries that need it most are getting less. Meanwhile the MSME finance gap grew to $5.7T. #entrepreneurialecosystems #globaldev #emergingmarkets #economicdevelopment #impactinvestment

A term sheet doesn't look at the business. It looks at the founder's network, their school, their zip code. The best businesses don't always get funded. The best-connected ones do. #entrepreneurialecosystems #founders #impactinvestment #emergingmarkets #economicdevelopment

A woman with a stronger business gets less money. The appraisal gap isn't about the business — it's about who the system was built to recognize. #entrepreneurialecosystems #womenfounders #impactinvestment #economicdevelopment #emergingmarkets

Women entrepreneurs are about half as likely as men to report having borrowed from a bank. It's not a difference in creditworthiness — it's a difference in what the scoring model can see. #entrepreneurialecosystems #womenfounders #womenentrepreneurs #emergingmarkets #impactinvestment

Aid fell 6.0% in 2024 — the first decline after five years of growth. When official capital pulls back, it's founders in emerging markets who feel it first. #entrepreneurialecosystems #globaldev #emergingmarkets #economicdevelopment #impactinvestment

Concession capital is cheap money with expensive terms. It asks for patience, and patience has a cost. Founders need to know what they're trading before they sign. #entrepreneurialecosystems #impactinvestment #economicdevelopment #emergingmarkets #founders

Bootstrapping beats VC for most small businesses. Not because founders don't want growth — because the terms of VC money don't fit the businesses they're building. #entrepreneurialecosystems #founders #impactinvestment #economicdevelopment #emergingmarkets

A founder in Sierra Leone asks for a loan. The model sees no collateral, no credit history, no proximity to money. It says no. The model isn't wrong about the data — it's wrong about what the data means. #entrepreneurialecosystems #founders #emergingmarkets #economicdevelopment #impactinvestment

LDCs receive 2.4% of global FDI — home to 14% of the world's population. It's not an accident — it's what a scoring system sees when it was never designed to look at these founders. #entrepreneurialecosystems #emergingmarkets #globaldev #impactinvestment #founders

🚨 **Tomorrow, Zimbabwe’s impact-investment ecosystem comes together!** 🇿🇼

📅 **11 September 2026**
🕘 **9:00 AM CAT**

📺 **Watch live:**
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#ImpactInvestment #InvestInZimbabwe #SustainableFinance #SDGs #UNDPZimbabwe #ZIDA

⏳ **Only 2 days to go!**

The findings are in—now comes the work of turning evidence into investment. 🇿🇼📊

📺 **Watch the National Stakeholder Forum on Impact Investment live from 9:00 AM CAT:**
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Tomorrow afternoon, join us for a virtual webinar which will explore the inspiring stories of #Sacacli and #Liberation, as we mark 10 years of Shared Interest Impact Studies.​

Register for webinar:​ https://ow.ly/VebE50ZKiNw​

#investinafairerworld #impactinvestment #ethicalinvestment​

Is Your City Prepared for Climate Disaster?

A new report ranks the world’s large cities on how well they have adapted to face climate risk.

bit.ly/46G2R8Z

#cities #resilience #impactinvestment #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #LeadershipMatters
@wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu @metoffice.gov.uk

Is Your City Prepared for Climate Disaster?

A new report ranks the world’s large cities on how well they have adapted to face climate risk.

bit.ly/46G2R8Z

#cities #resilience #impactinvestment #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #LeadershipMatters

@wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu @climategroup.bsky.social

Joining the NEIII Fellowship this autumn. Fifty people, mostly from the capital side. I have spent my working life on the other side of that table. The useful part will not be the agreement. It is finding precisely where we stop agreeing, and why. What would you want asked? #impactinvestment