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British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today said it is aiming to drive £15 billion of new capital into developing countries as it unveiled its new five-year strategy.

Leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have launched a coordinated effort to unlock sustainable financing for surgical care, marking a shift from policy ambition to investable action.

As part of a strategic partnership, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Bayer Foundation today announced the first investments under the Food Systems Innovation Finance Facility (FSIFF), committing catalytic capital to support innovative food systems enterprises in underserved markets.

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By Brigit Helms

For years, optimism carried much of the impact investing narrative. There was an unspoken belief that strong intention, combined with access to capital, would naturally translate into both impact and financial performance. Today, that assumption is being tested. The environment is less forgiving — and, in many ways, more honest.

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Monitoring data is a source of frustration for many impact-focused organizations. Many see it as another line item in their budgets, a task required for funder compliance, and a backward-looking tool that may help discern the success of a past intervention’s implementation, but that isn’t necessarily relevant to future programming beyond projection or target-setting exercises...