# Zambia looks to small businesses as pathway to inclusive growth + IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs

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Podcast: [ImpactAlpha Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/impactalpha-podcasts-606137)
Published: 2026-06-26T06:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/episodes/Zambia-looks-to-small-businesses-as-pathway-to-inclusive-growth--IPOs-set-to-unlock-billions-in-liquidity-for-impact-LPs-e3l9dl3
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## Resource

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering . Up this week: How a new playbook for shared prosperity is being written in Zambia, where attempts are being made to redirect its mineral wealth toward local small and growing businesses; what SpaceX and other IPOs mean for Impact LPs and the field of impact investing; and this week’s deal spotlight shines a light on investors designing nature-based investments around natural cycles. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week's stories: " Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy ," by Lucy Ngige " SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs ," by Amy Cortese " Investors learn to design nature-based investments around natural cycles ," by Erik Stein “ Danone-backed Livelihoods lands €124 million for its fourth nature-based fund ,” by Lucy Ngige

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