Indonesian Islamic microfinance cooperative BMT Bina Ummah has raised 710 million rupiah ($50,000) through the world's first primary sukuk issuance on a public blockchain and also the world's first micro sukuk.

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https://www.internationalinvestment...

The Wells Fargo Foundation announced $ 5.4 million in grants to nine organizations: Focus on family financial well being.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191023005174/en/Wells-Fargo-Grants-Aim-Improve-Financial-Health

Vancouver city council approves new grant for housing non-profits to finance social housing and co-op housing developments. 

Community Housing Incentive Program (CHIP):

- Run date: 2019-2022

- Size: $ 25 million 

- Full article: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-co...

Blockchain technology is so synonymous with cryptocurrencies, and especially Bitcoin that it is almost like the financial sector has usurped its potential. In times like these, where an investing bear market has befallen the cryptocurrency space, it is easy to get down...

    An impressive feature of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is the technology's ability to provide computational power to create cognition in machines. Yet A.I. critics today have become concerned that many artificial intelligence projects are centrally controlled and...

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http://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Investor-Duties-and-ESG-Integration-in-China-English-version.pdf

In January 2016, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generat...

"NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bridge Multifamily Fund Manager, an affiliate of Bridge Investment Group (Bridge), and Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced the closing of a first-of-its-kind transaction designed to voluntarily provide long-term, rental housing affordabl...

Islamic finance is becoming an increasingly important area of finance that Gulf economies are tapping into to broaden their economies