Leveraging the Currency of Trust: How Social Commerce Data Can Inform Risk Management and Bring Formal Finance to Women-Led MSMEs nextbillion.net/leveraging-c... @microsave.bsky.social #FinancialInclusion #Indonesia

Storytelling for Velocity, Not Visibility: Why African Development Organizations Need a New Communications Playbook nextbillion.net/storytelling... #GlobalDevelopment #Africa #communications #PublicRelations #consulting #SubSaharanAfrica

Productive Use Has Challenges: What’s Holding the Sector Back — And How Companies and Investors Should Respond nextbillion.net/productive-u... @acumen.org #solar #energy #EnergyAccess #agriculture

Rethinking What it Means to Start a Business: Why Systemic Venture Building Matters for Africa’s Food Future nextbillion.net/rethinking-w... #Africa #FoodSecurity #agriculture #business #SystemChange #GlobalDevelopment

Interoperability is the Answer to Scaling Up E-mobility in Africa: What the Continent Can Learn from the EU and India’s Divergent Approaches nextbillion.net/interoperabi... #ElectricMobility #EMobility #ElectricVehicles #EVs #Africa #India #SustainableMobility

Scaling Through Consortiums: Five Lessons We’ve Learned About Growing Impact Collectively nextbillion.net/scaling-thro... #NGOs #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #nonprofits

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Backing First-Time SME Finance Vehicles in Emerging Markets: 10 Years of Data Reveals Successful Pathways — And the Role of Catalytic Capital nextbillion.net/backing-firs... #ImpactInvesting #EmergingMarkets #Africa #investing #ImpactInvestors #CatalyticCapital

African Agriculture at a Climate Crossroads: Business Risks and Opportunities as the Continent Navigates the Growing Crisis nextbillion.net/african-agri... #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Africa #ClimateAction #SubSaharanAfrica #GlobalDevelopment #sustainability #agriculture #farming

Context Instead of Carbon: Why Climate Finance in Africa Must Shift its Focus from Mitigation to Adaptation nextbillion.net/context-inst... #Africa #carbon #CarbonCredits #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateMitigation #ClimateAction #agriculture #ImpactInvesting #GlobalDevelopment

Press Release: @technoserve.bsky.social, The Bid Lab, and Argidius Foundation launch VerdeXcelerate – Agtech for Impact, a new initiative designed to boost #startups that support #Smallholder farmers in #CentralAmerica and #Colombia. Read the full press release here: bit.ly/48KJcFy #business

AI Risk Management in Digital Finance: Protecting Africa’s Underbanked from Invisible Threats nextbillion.net/ai-risk-mana... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #fintech #DigitalFinance #FinancialInclusion #RiskManagement

The World is Losing the Fight Against Malaria: Could Drones and AI Help Defeat the Disease Once and For All? nextbillion.net/world-losing... #malaria #GlobalHealth #GlobalDevelopment #Africa #drones #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicHealth #SubSaharanAfrica

Financing Off-Grid Solar: A Pioneering Provider in Honduras Shows the Impact of Diversified Funding nextbillion.net/financing-of... @hummingbirdgreen.bsky.social #Honduras #solar #EnergyAccess #ImpactInvesting #OffGrid #funding #GlobalDevelopment

Entrepreneur-Friendly Inclusive Finance: A Survey of Brazilian MSMEs Highlights Key Lessons for Lenders nextbillion.net/entrepreneur... @60decibels.bsky.social #Brazil #MSMEs #SmallBusiness #lending #ImpactInvesting #ImpactMeasurement #entrepreneurs #FinancialInclusion

Africa Needs Jobs — the Agri-Food Industry Can Provide Them: How the Sector Can Boost its Impact on Employment Across the Continent nextbillion.net/africa-needs... #agriculture #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #employment #FoodSecurity #unemployment #GlobalDevelopment #jobs

NextBillion at 20: Reflecting on Growth, Change and Global Impact nextbillion.net/nextbillion-... #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek #GEW2025 #SocialEnterprise #SocialEntrepreneurship #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvesting #GlobalDevelopment #SocialImpact

Public Good vs. Profitable Exits: Why Public Innovation Agencies Must Stop Copying Venture Capital nextbillion.net/public-good-... @ox.ac.uk #innovation #VentureCapital #VC #SocialInnovation #investing #SocialImpact #ImpactInvesting #PublicSector

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#COP30 is underway, and several new announcements, including new reports, partnerships and funds have been released. Follow our newsfeed to stay informed: nextbillion.net/news/ #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions #ClimateChange #MSMEs #socimp #COP30Brazil #ActionAgendaSolutions #FundOurFuture

News: @britishintinv.bsky.social and BlueOrchard Launch $250 Million Climate Fund for Insurers: nextbillion.net/news/bii-and... #ImpactInvesting #DevelopmentFinance #insurance #SMEs #EmergingMarkets #SocialImpact #ClimateFinance

From Energy Access to Economic Empowerment: Workable Models for Financing a Just Transition in Emerging Markets nextbillion.net/energy-acces... #EnergyAccess #CleanCooking #JustTransition #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #EmergingMarkets #solar #SolarEnergy #Africa

Convincing Customers to Buy What’s Best for Them: How Lessons from Clean Cooking Can Increase the Adoption of ‘Merit Goods’ nextbillion.net/convincing-c... #CleanCooking #EnergyAccess #EmergingMarkets #marketing #SocialImpact #GlobalDevelopment #climate #ClimateAction

Turning Failure into Fuel: An Emerging Learning Platform Aims to Bring the Hidden Challenges in Humanitarian Energy to Light nextbillion.net/turning-fail... #energy #solar #EnergyAccess #humanitarian #refugees #GlobalDevelopment #failure #SolarEnergy #EmergingMarkets

Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Bhutan and Fiji’s Contrasting Paths to Digital Transformation Reveal the Pros and Cons of Government and Market-Driven Approaches nextbillion.net/top-down-bot... #DigitalFinance #FinancialInclusion #DigitalTransformation #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #Fiji #Bhutan #fintech

Time is a Social Innovator’s Most Precious Resource: Why Are So Many Funders Wasting It? nextbillion.net/time-is-soci... #SocialEnterprise #NGOs #nonprofits #funding #funders #GlobalDevelopment #ImpactInvesting #entrepreneurs #investors #SocialInnovation

To Change the World, Change Your Economics: How Degrowth Can Shrink Overconsumption in the Global North While Allowing the Global South to Grow nextbillion.net/to-change-th... @mattorsagh.bsky.social #degrowth #overconsumption #GlobalSouth #climate #ClimateChange #environment #economics

The Emergence of InfraTech: How AI and Other Digital Technologies are Enabling Climate-Resilient Transportation Infrastructure in LMICs nextbillion.net/infratech-ai... #infrastructure #ClimateResilience #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #climate #EmergingMarkets

Are Impact Investors Really Listening?: Why Capturing Stakeholder Insights is Key to Impactful Investment Strategies nextbillion.net/are-impact-i... @acumen.org #ImpactInvesting #investing #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #EmergingMarkets

Right Decision, Wrong Reasons: The Way Forward from the Attack on Global Aid nextbillion.net/right-decisi... #GlobalAid #HumanitarianAid #humanitarian #USAID #GlobalDevelopment #refugees #EmergingMarkets

Africa is Done Waiting: 10 Key Takeaways from Africa HealthTech Summit 2025 nextbillion.net/africa-is-do... #Africa #HealthTech #healthcare #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth

SACCOs, Social Collateral and Bitcoin Communities: A Filmmaker Documents New (and Old) Ways to Extend Financial Inclusion Past the Limits of Fintech nextbillion.net/saccos-socia... #fintech #FinancialInclusion #microfinance #bitcoin #credit #lending #EmergingMarkets #Africa #cryptocurrency

Consultants at a Crossroads in Global Development: New Research Reveals their Challenges — And Highlights Strategies for Navigating the Current Disruption nextbillion.net/consultants-... @wayanvota.bsky.social #consultants #GlobalDevelopment #USAID #research #InternationalDevelopment #consulting

How India’s Non-Bank Financial Companies are Closing the MSME Credit Gap — And What Other Emerging Markets Can Learn from Their Success nextbillion.net/indias-non-b... #India #EmergingMarkets #banking #FinancialInclusion #MSMEs #SmallBusiness #credit #finance

When AI Gets It Wrong: Lessons from a Women-Centered Design Experiment Highlight the Need for Inclusive GPTs nextbillion.net/when-ai-gets... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenderEquity #ChatGPT

Beyond Shock, Money or Mandate: Why African Banks Aren’t Taking Bold Climate Action — And What it Will Take to Move Forward nextbillion.net/beyond-shock... #ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #climate #Africa #banking #lending #GlobalDevelopment #finance

Moving Past the ‘Infrastructure of Hope’: Why Investors, Policymakers and Entrepreneurs Must Build a Modern E-Commerce Ecosystem in Southeast Asia nextbillion.net/moving-past-... #Ecommerce #SoutheastAsia #SmallBusiness #entrepreneurs

Aligning Capital with Justice: How Innovative Finance Can Enable the Final Stretch Toward Energy Access in Africa nextbillion.net/aligning-cap... #ImpactInvesting #Africa #EnergyAccess #solar #renewables

A New Green Revolution in Indian Agriculture: How Satellite Remote Sensing is Quietly Transforming the Sector nextbillion.net/new-green-re... #satellites #agriculture #farming #smallholders #India

The ABCs of Catalytic Sunsetting: How Foundations and Other Philanthropic Funders Can Exit Boldly — And Leave a Bigger Legacy nextbillion.net/abcs-catalyt... @dalberggroup.bsky.social @kusisami.bsky.social #philanthropy #philanthropists #SocialEnterprise #ImpactInvesting

Scaling Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Developing Local Ecosystems nextbillion.net/scaling-yout... @technoserve.bsky.social #entrepreneurship #Africa #GlobalDevelopment #NGOs #nonprofits #YouthEmployment

Building Sustainable Sanitation Markets in Africa: Lessons from Uganda and Malawi nextbillion.net/building-sus... #sanitation #Africa #EmergingMarkets #WASH #Uganda #Malawi #sustainable #UrbanDevelopment

A Field-Based Perspective on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Agriculture Crisis: Exploring the Four Critical Dimensions that are Driving Food Insecurity nextbillion.net/field-based-... #agriculture #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #FoodSecurity #FoodInsecurity #farming #agtech #ClimateChange

The Circular Solar Opportunity in Africa: How Refurbishing Solar Systems Can Reduce E-Waste and Expand Energy Access nextbillion.net/circular-sol... #solar #SolarPower #SolarEnergy #Africa #Ethiopia #EWaste #CircularEconomy #RenewableEnergy #renewables #OffGrid

Women, Wealth and Climate Resilience: The Transformative Power of Asset Creation in Africa nextbillion.net/women-wealth... #Africa #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateSolutions #GenderEquity #entrepreneurship

Building Smarter Data Practices in Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystems: How Entrepreneurs, Investors and Other Stakeholders Can Drive Systemic Change nextbillion.net/building-sma... @wdavidsoninst.bsky.social #entrepreneurship #data #SocialEnterprise #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact

Designing Digital Health Tools for the Last Mile: Lessons for Maximizing Connectivity, Usability and Trust nextbillion.net/designing-di... #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth #healthcare #DigitalAccess #EmergingMarkets #India #Africa #PublicHealth

A Global Effort to Unleash Local Data: How Open Mapping is Shaping Grassroots Climate Resilience Worldwide nextbillion.net/global-effor... #mapping #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #EmergingMarkets #NGOs

Redefining Fairness: How Second-Degree Price Discrimination Can Bring Greater Access to Essential Goods and Services in Emerging Markets bit.ly/4l2eufr #equity #EmergingMarkets #BusinessDevelopment #PriceDiscrimination #economy #microeconomics #business #NGOs #MSMEs #EconomicDiscrimination