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Big plans for the US International Development Finance Corp. + Debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Ambitious plans for the US International Development Finance Corp., or DFC, are on hold pending congressional authorization; how debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa are tapping homegrown pension funds and family offices (11:20); and why youth co-creators are the key to effectiveness in the new crop of AI-driven approaches to youth mental health challenges (18:05).
Story links:
- “Bipartisan plans for a bigger, bolder US International Development Finance Corp. on hold as agency’s authorization lapses,” by Kristin Kelly Jangraw.
- “‘Growth funds’ in Africa are tapping local pension funds to reshape development finance,” by Lucy Ngige and David Bank.
- “Youth ‘co-creators’ are busting (adult) myths about AI and mental health,” by David Bank
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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Ambitious plans for the US International Development Finance Corp., or DFC, are on hold pending congressional authorization; how debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa are tapping homegrown pension funds and family offices (11:20); and why youth co-creators are the key to effectiveness in the new crop of AI-driven approaches to youth mental health challenges (18:05).
Story links:
- “Bipartisan plans for a bigger, bolder US International Development Finance Corp. on hold as agency’s authorization lapses,” by Kristin Kelly Jangraw.
- “‘Growth funds’ in Africa are tapping local pension funds to reshape development finance,” by Lucy Ngige and David Bank.
- “Youth ‘co-creators’ are busting (adult) myths about AI and mental health,” by David Bank
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