Get To Know A Further Managing Partner And Co-Founder Of Enabling Qapital

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

Enabling Qapital is walking the talk with the heart of the company in the Emerging Markets. We want to be close to the Microfinance Institutions and the Micro-Entrepreneurs. EQ isOwner Managed and has a small hierarchy. We are fair to all stakeholders and have a strong emphasis on transparency. In summary a great company to be involved with!

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Enabling Qapital Is Growing!

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MEET OUR NEW INVESTMENT ANALYST ABDUL REHMAN IJAZ FROM PAKISTAN!.‍

PLEASE JOIN US IN WISHING HIM A WARM WELCOME!

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Wondering Who Is Behind The Management?

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TODAY WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE REMO OSWALD, ONE OF THE FOUR MANAGING PARTNERS AND CO-FOUNDER OF ENABLING QAPITAL.

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Meet Chuck Olson, Managing Partner

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‍CHUCK OLSON,‍ Managing Partner responsible for origination of impact investments in microfinance, managing relationships with investees and co-managing the investment team at EQ.

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Proud To Support Our Investees During These Difficult Times!

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Many thanks for the great work BANCO D-MIRO Ecuador and CHUCK OLSON and the whole Investment Team!‍‍

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Get To Know Xavier Pierluca – Completing The Introduction Of Our Managing Partners

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

Servant Leadership. Designinnovative financing strategies to facilitate access to essential goods and services in emerging markets.

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Meet Our Second Investment Analyst From Pakistan, Taimour Ali Khan!

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

Enabling Qapital drives value through its investment for the masses in Emerging and Frontier Markets, the possibility to invest with an impact focus in a fast paced environment is both challenging and exciting

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Meet Our Regional Manager Africa Kilonzo Mbwele

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

I get the opportunity to work with a fantastic set of colleagues, progress in my career, and, most importantly, to do meaningful work that improves people’s quality of life across the globe in developing countries.‍

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Enabling Qapital Is Growing!

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 Meet our investment analyst from Nairobi, Kenya,KELVIN MWANGI KIIRU. A warm welcom to the EQ Team!

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Meet Our New Investment Officer From Kyrgyzstan

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Our Team is growing! A warm welcome to Urmat Sarpekov!

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Meet Our Intern Martina Rechsteiner!!

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

It is an excellent opportunity to learn firsthand about the impact of microfinance on clients. Also, to have the possibility to work in a fast-growing company with entrepreneurial spirit.

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Meet Roman Boner, Portfolio Manager From Woodman

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL/WOODMAN?

I can work in an entrepreneurial environment with flat hierarchies and an outcome focused culture. All my colleagues share the mindset to accelerate triple bottom line thinking within the finance industry.

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From Intern To Investment Analyst, Meet Begoña Leiva

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WHY ENABLING QAPITAL?

The company gives me the opportunity of contributing to the development of, in my case, the LATAM region.‍

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Enabling Qapital Is Growing!!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

It has provided me an excellent opportunity to be a part of an institution that is actively involved in the creation of significant, positive impact in the society as well as exposed me to an environment where I can interact with professionals from different global backgrounds thus expanding my scope, knowledge and skills within the industry.

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Meet Kazim Mohamed Ali

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 Why Enabling Qapital/Woodman?

An inspiring group of people doing inspiring work – who wouldn’t want to work for company like that?

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Welcome To The Team Carolina Ordóñez!!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

As someone who has witnessed first-hand the transformative power of finance on individuals, I am eager to learn at a deeper level about the ins and outs of microfinance institutions. EQ is where financial strategy and meaning merge.‍

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Meet Mary Mukuria From Our Team In Nairobi!!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I resonate deeply with EQ’s mission “Moving money to meaning”.‍

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Enabling Qapital Is Growing!!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Because EQ embodies my belief, that being profitable while solving global problems and helping people is absolutely possible.

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Meet Board Member Christoph Dreher

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Why Enabling Qapital?

As I have been part of the impactinvesting community for over 10 years, I can say that EQ is truly delivering microfinance in its purest form and therefore enabling real social impact. I am truly excited working with such highly qualified and especially dedicated team.

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Meet Our Regional Manager For LATAM

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I was excited to be part of something new with a group of talented individuals with a renowned name in the impact investing industry. We all share a common goal as we plan to implement innovative initiatives that can help the most vulnerable people in the world.‍

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Meet Jim Anderson Our New Investment Committee Member From Mongolia

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I believe in impact finance but not all financing is in the best interest of the client. I am glad to be part of an organization that values client impact and is willing to say no when the client’s interests are not served.

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Meet Julie Harris Our New Investment Committee Member From New York

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Because of its commitment to creating and supporting companies and institutions that empower the poor and provide environmental and financial solutions to some of the world’s problems.

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EQ Is Growing!! – Welcome To The Team!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Personally, I do believe that EQ has an open and entrepreneurial culture, which allows their employees to strive and bring new ideas on board. Being able to act freely in workplaces means a lot for myself, trust was always something I appreciated.‍

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EQ Is Growing!! – Welcome To The Team Subhojeet!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I am inquisitive about impact investment and truly believe it is one of the key drivers to economic development and inclusive growth in the emerging markets, EQ’s mission of “Moving Money to Meaning” and the learning opportunities with a growing organization resonates with my career goals.

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EQ Is Growing! Meet Kubanychbek Sapiianov

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I have been working on extending my knowledge in investments and asset allocation. Enabling Qapital perfectly fits my plans as it is one of the best growing international financial institutions to work and develop with. I am expecting to receive my Master’s degree in Global management in December and I am preparing for the CFA examination at the moment.‍

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EQ Is Growing!! Welcome To Abhinav Soni

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Why Enabling Qapital?

As part of my previous professional engagements, I have seen the effect microfinance can have in uplifting the economic status of beneficiaries. Often MFIs face the challenge of availability of funds which hinders the process of this upliftment. EQ is trying to solve this challenge for some of the organizations in one of the most efficient and sustainable manner. Hence, I would like to contribute to this journey.‍

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Silvia Spear Joined EQ!!

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Duties of work?

Advising Enabling Qapital on problem loans and credit risk/risk matters.

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Meet Mohammad Hayat un Nabi Khan!

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Why Enabling Qapital?


EQ’s mission of “Moving Money to Meaning” through impact investment in emerging economies supports the sustainable growth motto that the global economy is looking for. EQ also offers the opportunity to work along with experienced professionals belonging to different cultural backgrounds thus allowing me to expand my knowledge and skills within the financial industry.

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Why Enabling Qapital?

After enjoying 8 years working with ADA I was looking for new challenges in the impact investment space. I decided to join EQ to be involved in a fast growing environment and to work on the deployment of innovative funds investing in new fields with flexible financial products to provide a broader support to MSMEs / financial institutions. Working in a multicultural team, with ambitious growth perspectives in Africa were also key drivers to my decision.

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Welcome to Brian McConnell!

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Duties of work?

Working with the team to source, underwrite and monitor investments in Africa. I will focus on companies operating in the clean cooking ecosystem (manufacturers, distributors, MFIs, and various renewable energy companies), as well as the microfinance sector more broadly.

 

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Welcome to Kanwal!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Because of its experienced management team, a great culture and well-organized systems. 

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EQ is growing… Welcome Aidai Eshenalieva!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Very excited to become a member of an international company and work with people all over the world.

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A warm welcome to Aastha Dawani!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I had a great learning experience while working as an intern in EQ. It inspired me to join the company that is growing and has multicultural environment. Working with experienced professionals of financial industry will help me to expand my knowledge and skills.

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Why Enabling Qapital?

My main motivator to Join EQ having worked with investments and financial companies in the past is the ability to work in a multicultural environment, work with people from different countries with different backgrounds and be part of a multicultural, highly skilled and deeply knowledgeable team.

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Meet Mike our new Investment Team Intern!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Working for EQ enables me to contribute to a dynamic, multicultural and highly competent team that is forging positive and sustainable impact in people’s lives.

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Welcome Nora Röckel!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

EQ is a young and growing company with a dynamic, international, highly motivated team. Simultaneously, it is inspiring to see that change and transformation in solving global issues do not necessarily have to be a contradiction in terms of being profitable.

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End of our successful EQ Week in Kenya!

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Our first EQ Week in Kenya was a tremendous success to strengthen our vision and mission. We are thrilled to have gotten the chance to finally meet our colleagues in person and birth new ideas.

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EQ Week Highlights

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EQ is an international company with offices in Quito, Bishkek, Karachi, Bangalore, Nairobi, and Switzerland. In our Day-to-Day Business, the teams work independently but regularly interact with team members from other nations.

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Welcome Christoph as our fifth Managing Partner!

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Welcome Christoph as the fifth Managing Partner and COO of Enabling Qapital AG!

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Welcome Elisabetta Bertotti!

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Why Enabling Qapital AG?

I strongly identify with EQ`s mission to move money to meaning and hope to contribute to its impact and environmental objectives and to promote positive change. I also enjoy working a multicultural environment.

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Welcome Dieter Wittkowski!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

With its global focus and strong management team, it allows me to learn and contribute with my experience in microfinance at the same time.

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Welcome Isabelle Montfort!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

After a significant experience in one of the leading microfinance networks, I would like to move to the social/environmental impact investing sector. With a proven track record of success as a responsible impact investor, aware of current environmental challenges, EQ is the perfect organization for me!

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Welcome Marius Semm!

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Why Enabling Qapital AG?

I have a drive for Impact Investing and want to join a fast-growing Impact Investor with a lot of potential. I met all the Managing Partners during my interview process and this experience showed me that this is exactly the company culture that I want to be a part of.

 

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Welcome Enock Mukabi!

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Why Enabling Qapital AG?

I believe in the power of investments to positively impact the society and EQ offers this platform.

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Welcome Andreas Heeb!

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Why Enabling Qapital AG?

EQ is a young, international, and growing company with a proven track record of real impact investing combined with a dynamic and highly motivated team with a lot of potential and a unique culture. My previous experience within Emerging Markets combines neatly with EQ’s drive for impact investing globally and I am thrilled to be a part of it.

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Goodbye 2022!

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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.”

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Team Appreciation Post

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Enabling Qapital AG is proud of the dedicated team in the Emerging Markets for going the extra mile for the EMF Microfinance Fund to find the best-positioned Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) with the most meaningful impact.

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Welcome Sameer Bashir!

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Why Enabling Qapital?​

For the opportunity to work in a diverse team and gain international experience​

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Welcome Wladi Solounov!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

Great team, great opportunity, and a great product- impact investing, a very meaningful task

 

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Welcome Daphne Onwonga!

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Why Enabling Qapital?

I have a passion for impact investment, and EQ’s mission and vision align with my aspirations.

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Welcome Aman Bhatnagar!

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Why EQ?

Perfect place to utilise tech and product thinking to make a difference for the society

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Welcome Iqbal Mukati!

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Why EQ?

Its strong reputation in the investment industry, collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

 

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Welcome Marine Lacoudree!

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Why EQ?

I am a believer of making positive changes wherever and whenever possible

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The Role of Servant Leadership in Team Building

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Good governance and servant leadership are at the core of our sustainability strategy. They define our shared goals and are the foundation of our mission and vision to move money to meaning in a world where investments strive to empower people and embrace the planet.

 

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Welcome Spring Lonneker!

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Why EQ?

Enabling Qapital is an internationally minded, fast-growing company with a proven track record of real impact investing. I’m especially inspired by the mission of EQ to move money to meaning, as well as the exceptional people who I have had the pleasure of already meeting. I’m excited for the opportunity to join the EQ family and become a part of the journey!

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Welcome María Paulina Martínez!

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Why EQ?​

I come from an emerging market and through EQ I can contribute to my country and the region.​

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Welcome Miranda Phua!

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Why EQ?

Great people, a meaningful mission, and endless learning opportunities.

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Welcome Amina Kasmakhunova!

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Why EQ?

I like the mission of EQ!

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Welcome Shambet Kurmanbekov!

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Why EQ?

EQ’s mission is highly inspiring due to its essential positive influence on emerging markets, particularly in the context of the Central Asian region.

 

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Welcome Jyoti Patel!

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Why Enabling Qapital?​

The opportunity to work with a growing company of inspiring individuals committed towards creating a positive impact on the planet and its people. ​

 

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Welcome Sebastián Cóndor!

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Why Enabling Qapital?​

I applied to Enabling Qapital because its impact investment focus aligns with my vision of the private sector playing a crucial role in enhancing social, economic, and environmental aspects. The company’s commitment to financial inclusion resonates with my social awareness, especially as a citizen of Ecuador. I’m excited about EQ’s projects, such as the Spark+ Africa Fund, positively impacting societies like Africa through modern household energy access. In essence, I am drawn to EQ’s dedication to social responsibility and creating value by investing in high-impact projects for community well-being.​

 

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Welcome Aizada Sheralieva!

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Why Enabling Qapital?​

I was drawn to Enabling Qapital’s dedication to social impact investing and their commitment to effecting positive change globally. The company’s proficiency in emerging markets is particularly appealing, and I am confident that joining EQ could offer me invaluable experience and skills in this domain.​

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Welcome Innocent Baluge!

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Why Enabling Qapital?​

I chose EQ because it focuses on investing in Micro Finance Institutions, which increase financial inclusion for low-income individuals, and small and medium enterprises mainly in developing countries. Working for EQ will enable me to have a positive impact on people’s lives..

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Goodbye 2023!

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As we approach the new year, let’s reflect on the impactful journey of 2023 at Enabling Qapital. Thanks to our team and partners for contributing to a world where investment empowers people and embraces the planet!

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