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With a 34-year legacy, Ogen advances financial well-being and opportunities for Israel's underserved communities, managing a credit portfolio of 560 million NIS and disbursing over 2 billion NIS in zero-interest and low-interest loans to small businesses, non-profits, and individuals with little credit history.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"228bf8a64b8551e1MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Moshe Daniel, Deputy CEO of Ogen, said, \u201cAt Ogen, we are committed to bolstering Israel\u2019s financial resilience by combining philanthropic, public, and private capital to create sustainable lending solutions. By fostering financial inclusion and economic growth through blended finance models, we aim to build a stronger, more resilient Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"228bf8a64b8551e1MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">ReGrow is a new initiative founded in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack to aid farmers who had their equipment and farmland destroyed by Hamas terrorists. 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Other possible investment targets for development were presented by the National Recovery Administration, the Western Negev Cluster, and businesses and communities throughout the region.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"228bf8a64b8551e1MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Milken Innovation Center, based at the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, specializes in developing market-based solutions to Israel\u2019s economic challenges with the goal of transforming the country into a global leader in sustainable development enabling job creation and capital formation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"228bf8a64b8551e1MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Apollo served as an anchor sponsor of this Financial Innovation Lab which followed initial discussions at the Milken Institute Global Conference \u201cShaping a Shared Future\u201d in May 2024 in Los Angeles.\u00a0 An earlier pre-Lab workshop hosted by Apollo Global Management in New York in February 2024 explored small 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