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Sarona founder and CEO Gerhard Pries interviewed for The Guardian | “Blended finance may not be the work of the devil after all”

Sarona founder and CEO Gerhard Pries engaged in a lively discussion with Deborah Doane, writer and consultant on international development and sustainably, for The Guardian to explore the issues of public and private capital investment in driving change.

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