Impact financing in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries has provided vital funding for high-risk sectors and small-scale enterprises. Devex spoke with Heike Ruettgers, division head of Development and Impact Finance at the European Investment Bank, to learn exactly how this 800 million euro portfolio supports developing ACP enterprises.
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Christin Roby is the West Africa Correspondent for Devex. Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, she covers global development trends, health, technology, and policy. Before relocating to West Africa, Christin spent several years working in local newsrooms and earned her Master of Science in videography and global affairs reporting from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Her informed insight into the region stems from her diverse coverage of more than a dozen African nations.
