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Can Investors Easily Support Women?
Just read about Echoing Green, an organization that invests in emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions.
Understanding that the economy will rebound in China and India, far faster than in America, and wanting to create social change, rather than returning to the same ‘ol financial hype tune, I sense that many investors will evaluate their future investments with a global perspective and hopefully a social conscience.
A friend told me that his BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) investment investment actually made money last year, when his portfolio and real estate holdings sank.
As the recession eases globally and investors return to the table, how has the financial landscape changed? How will women invest their capital? Can both sexes effectively support other women and earn a financial return at the same time? Are there investment funds similar to Grameen supporting women’s projects? I’ll get the answers. Anne
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