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  • #NoPoverty Panel Appreciation

    News and Events · 13 January 2023

    #NoPoverty Panel Appreciation

    Thank you Women In Sustainable Finance International for the great opportunity to be the host for the kick-off 2023 and talk about the often overlooked #SDG1 – #NoPoverty. We are happy to see such big interest sparking engaged conversations.

  • EQ Nairobi Office

    News and Events · 12 January 2023

    EQ Nairobi Office

    EQ finally has a fully-fledged branch in Nairobi, Kenya which will serve as a Hub for the whole of Africa. The opening of this new branch reflects the growing importance of Africa for Enabling Qapital. Not just for the EMF Microfinance Fund and Spark+ Africa Fund but also for future funds to be…

  • Ali & Ali

    News and Events · 4 January 2023

    Ali & Ali

    Ali & Ali, Barristers and Corporate Consultants is a leading corporate and commercial law firm based in Lahore, Pakistan. The Firm, led by Managing Partner Syed Reza Ali advises microfinance banks and institutions, offshore investment funds, telecommunication companies, startups and fintech…

  • #NoPoverty – Why and How to Address SDG #1

    News and Events · 3 January 2023

    WISF

    According to the UN, the global poverty rate increased from 8.3% in 2019 to 9.2% in 2020 due to the pandemic. Moreover, the current inflationary effects of the war may lead to an additional 75 to 95 million people in extreme poverty in 2022. While SDG 1 on eradicating extreme poverty is a crucial…

  • Goodbye 2022!

    Team · 28 December 2022

    Goodbye 2022!

    As we count down to the end of 2022, a quote by Akilnathan Logeswaran comes to mind, “On New Year’s Eve, the whole world celebrates the fact that a date changes. Let us celebrate the dates on which we change the world.”

  • EQ 2022 Highlights & Achievements

    News and Events · 22 December 2022

    EQ

    Enabling Qapital is looking back on a successful 3rd year of existence. The year 2022 was marked by various accomplishments.

  • When Capitalism is Good

    News and Events · 20 December 2022

    When Capitalism is Good

    An article was published last Sunday in the “NZZ am Sonntag, a well-renowned Swiss newspaper: “Der Kapitalismus ist gut” which loosely translates to “When Capitalism is good. The author, Mark van Huisseling narrates how he spent his days on the road with Managing Partner Roger R. Müller, traveling…

  • EQ’s Company Call 2022

    News and Events · 8 December 2022

    EQ’s Company Call 2022

    Yesterday, at exactly 2pm CET, the entire EQ team logged into zoom for the company call. The call was led by Roger Muller, who introduced his fellow managing partners: Remo Oswald, Christoph Dreher, Xavier Pierluca and Chuck Olson as they all made their presentations. The senior management team…

  • Meet Suha- One of Jordan’s most sought after Seamstress

    Enabling Impact · 1 December 2022

    A closer look into how EQ promotes SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities

    The Middle East (ME) and North Africa are among the regions with the lowest microfinance presence worldwide. Additionally, women and those living in rural communities are disproportionately affected by financial exclusion. In order to curb this, EQ invests in MFIs that strategically lend to women,…

  • Appetite for charcoal threatens ‘lungs of Africa’

    News and Events · 17 November 2022

    Appetite for charcoal threatens ‘lungs of Africa’

    Recently, an article was published in the Special Report Managing Climate Change section of the Financial Times and focuses on businesses that are developing alternatives to unsustainable, dirty and polluting cooking fuels. The article mentioned how the African Development Bank (AfDB) is…