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The factsheet shortly explains the role of IFC in financing inclusive business endeavours. Describing untapped business opportunities among low-income communities, the article emphasizes the win-win of inclusive business models for economic growth and human development.

Unleashing Private Capital for Global Health Innovation takes stock of the needs of innovators and investors. This report:

• Lays out the challenges and opportunities of innovating and investing in global health
• Proposes a catalytic early stage “Innovator Support Facility” designed to increase the number of promising innovators successfully navigating the “valley of death” and reaching a point where they can attract and absorb more traditional sources of private capital
• Proposes a blended finance & global health “Investor Support Facility” designed to provide low cost risk capital to offset lower risk-adjusted returns in global health and ‘crowd-in’ a wider array of private investors

Esta presentación busca explicar por qué es necesario para las empresas enfocarse en la creación de valor con la base de la pirámide. Para esto expone brevemente 10 casos de proyectos de empresas latinoamericanas que han trabajado con este sector. Asi mismo, da recomendaciones de cómo poder llegar con este sector y cuáles pueden ser los retos.

The Impact investing market map, provides three basic but crucial benefits to the impact investing industry: (1) a common definition of a thematic investment that is aligned with at least one international organisation, global market leader and/or data provider; (2) basic criteria that explain a theme in practical terms, including thematic and financial conditions to identify specific businesses and investments aligned with the definition provided;  (3) a list of KPIs used by the impact investing community to track and assess the environmental and social performance of a specific theme.

The paper gives a general definition of inclusive business models and the base of the pyramid. Additionally IFC’s basic approach to foster inclusive business is explained as well as the process from classifying referring companies and types of inclusive business models, to reviewing them.

This report studies the challenges and gaps in the funding of healthcare provision in Asia. It evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of six high-potential funding mechanisms: crowdfunding; social impact bonds; innovative loan facilities; buffer funds; project development partnerships; and impact-focused public debt and equity.