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Outcomes-Based Financing: The Quality Education India Development Impact Bond

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In 2018, India’s annual ASER survey indicated that the average Grade V student in India is at least two years behind in grade-appropriate learning. It demonstrated the benefits of implementing an outcome-based financing model at scale and influencing policymakers and the funding community.

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EMPROPAZ: Financial Inclusion in a Refugee Crisis

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With high concentrations of migrants in both cities and remote, rural areas, there is a large-scale need to support these vulnerable populations in order to promote peace and economic growth. Meanwhile, the already distressed country has received approximately 2.5

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SAMRIDH: Using Blended Finance Toward Quality Health Care in India

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multiple challenges limit their ability to scale up, including lack of capital, market access, regulatory roadblocks and market inefficiencies. Identify and support sustainable, innovative business models by providing access to affordable capital. Macfarlane Family Chair and Associate Professor of Business Administration.