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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.

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 defines challenge funds and the important factors to consider when designing them. It also looks at the challenges and risks associated with challenge funds and gives very good examples of successful challenge funds that have had a meaningful impact around the world.

This study maps the emerging landscape of education impact investing, with a view to identify potential areas for intervention by impact investors. It describes the characteristics of impact investment, including sources of capital, investor profiles and preferences, and areas of investment. Its focus is on investments that broaden access to quality education, especially for the most vulnerable populations.

This comprehensive report examines practices in financing higher education in sub-Saharan Africa 'SSA', and examines the range of policy options in tackling the financing issues faced by higher education under the combined pressure of a rapidly growing demand and the scarcity of public resources.