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Mobilizing Diaspora DirectInvestment

A new source of capital

Individual Impact Investing in the 21st Century

Berkeley Square House

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What are the facts?

# What we know about Diasporacapital ows:

 $ U!""#$ in remittance ows from Westto %merging Markets &'#()'"( per*ear+ , W$

 $ U!-#$ in ows into Africa alone &./.+

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%&!'&! (indings )*+

# Investment Interest &(+

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%&!'&! (indings )+

# Investment Activities &(+

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%&!'&! (indings )-+

# Diaspora investment motivationsummarize0:

#1inancial# %motional

# ocial)status

# .olitical

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Implications?

# 2ow to translate into a palatableproposition?

# 3ee0 to:

 $ 1acilitate Access to Impactful4pportunities

 $ .rovi0e 5easonable .rospects for 5eturns

 $ .rovi0e .rocess 6ransparenc* $ A00ress 7oice Mechanism

# Must 0o this in a single proposition8

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Solution.

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Ho/ it &orks0

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Homestrings !pdate

# 4ver !/# million in transactions via2omestrings9com since //#'/

# 4ver '##;### names in 2omestrings 0atabase

# Infrastructure bon0s ) ke* 0rivers $ ue8

# .ublic nancing 0ebt:

 $ @ote 0Ivoire; @ongo; Ugan0a; %g*pt;8

# 1inancing .ipeline: M%s; 2ealthcare; 2ousing;Agribusiness an0 Mining8

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et Steps0

# =rowing book of 4pportunities

# .rivate 1un0s &M%s; Agriculture;2ealthcare8+

# Diaspora $on0s &gvts; corporations;nprots+

# 2ousing &investment; len0ing; bu*ing+

# Deals &co)investment an0 stan0)alone+

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Conclusion

# 2omestrings , a repositor* of investmentopportunities for Diaspora an0 otherinvestors

# 2omestrings , a platform for vette0proBect promoters

# 2omestrings , rst impact investmentCshopping mall for the Diaspora9

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@ontacts

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# A00ress: www9homestrings9com