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By Peter Whitehead, Director of Communications The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out 17 globally agreed aspirations for human development that will guide international development until 2030.

MDIF is recruiting an Investment Officer – South-East Asia. Details of the job description, requirements and how to apply are below. Note that recruitment may be at Principal Investment Officer…

Rappler CEO and co-founder Maria Ressa has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. Ressa was named as co-winner with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who co-founded the independent newspaper…

United Media (UM), the leading media company in Southeast Europe, has signed a letter of intent to purchase 51 per cent of the Montenegrin newspaper, portal and TV station Vijesti.

By Tessa Piper, Program Director for Southeast Asia During almost seven years of managing MDIF’s business coaching programme for independent media in Myanmar, I have frequently heard examples of unusual…

Marc Da Costa, Co-Founder and Chairman of Enigma, a data technology company helping to expand access to credit for small businesses, has joined Media Development Investment Fund’s Board of Directors.

By Patricia Torres-Burd, Managing Director, Media Services Ever since we made our first loan in 1996, we have provided strategic media advice and venture support alongside our investments.

By Magdalena Skrzypek, Impact and Communications Manager In our 25-year history we have worked with clients to navigate challenges including wars, the emergence of autocrats, hyper-inflation and the global financial…

Media organisations participating in our South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) have won prizes at the annual WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa. The Awards recognise media that have…