Finance
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08-19-09
Changes in Climate and Water Availability Adding Stress and Costs to Global Electricity Sector
LONDON, Aug. 19 /CSRwire/ - According to an Acclimatise global report, backed by IBM (NYSE: IBM), nearly all electric utilities claim climate change is threatening power outages, higher costs and changes in usage as demand grows to power the world's expanding cities.
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08-12-09
"Best In Class" Community Development Financial Institutions Vie For $8.25 Million Wachovia Next Awards For Opportunity Finance
PHILADELPHIA, August 12 /CSRwire/ - One of the nation's largest and most prestigious awards programs for responsible lending in the financial services industry announced today that three leading U.S. community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are semi-finalists and...
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08-10-09
MarÃa Otero Confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
BOSTON, August 10 /CSRwire/ - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, announced today that former CEO MarÃa Otero has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. With her confirmation, M...
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08-06-09
Social Capital Markets 2009 Unites Business and Government Leaders to Launch the Next Wave of Social Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 /CSRwire/ - The Social Capital Markets Conference, a landmark gathering of top business and government leaders creating market-based solutions for social impact, has published a detailed
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07-28-09
ACCION to Sponsor 'Microfinance for Institutional Investors'
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it will serve as the official sponsor of a new conference examining the latest microfinance investment strategies.
'Microfina...
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07-21-09
CARS(TM) Rated CDFIs Make it Easier for Investors to Support Bottom-Up Economic Recovery in Distressed Markets
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 21, 2009 - Four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS(TM)) in the second quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of CDFIs rated to 48, a numbe...
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07-17-09
A New Measure of Success: Investors' Circle Launches the IC 20
July 17, 2009 - As a network of entrepreneurs and angel investors, Investors' Circle is acutely aware of the fact that launching and growing a business is an uphill battle. According to Small Business Administ...
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07-15-09
During the week of Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday, Shared Interest announces new investments with MicroPlace to help South Africa’s poorest help themselves
New York, NY - July 15, 2009 - To join in the worldwide celebration of Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday on July 18, 2009, Shared Interest, the leading U.S. nonprofit social investment fund facilitating credit and technical assistance to black South Africans, announced the laun...
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07-08-09
Fortune Recognizes Female Health Company as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Small Companies
CHICAGO, IL - July 8, 2009 - The Female Health Company (FHC) (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO) today announced that Fortune has ranked FHC eighth among the top 100 fastest-growing publicly traded small companies in America. Fortune's annual top-100 list rates companies with revenues of less...
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06-29-09
ACCION Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Boston, Mass. - June 29, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it has elected four new members to its board of directors and has appointed Ms. Diana Taylor as its new chair, effective June 19, 2009.
