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May 17, 2022

HSBC’s new $1bn debt fund expands support for women entrepreneurs

How HSBC aims to address the funding gap for women-led companies


Cooper-Gray leads the $1bn HSBC Female Entrepreneur Fund initiative

A 2019 Boston Consulting Group report estimated that if women and men were treated equally as entrepreneurs, the global economy could be boosted by up to $5tn annually. 

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Alejandro Tauber

Alejandro Tauber is a freelance tech and business writer based in Amsterdam. He tweets from @AlejandroTauber

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