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World Bank Group to Double Guarantees for Africa to Catalyze Investment, Create Jobs
New guarantees issued over the next four years are expected to mobilize $23 billion in private capital for Africa via a multitude of impactful initiatives on the continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- employment, lending, venture capital
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Press Release: IFC and Banco de Bogotá Announce Financing Package to Create Jobs and Boost Sustainable Growth in Colombia
The investment aims to mobilize private capital into key sectors such as construction, transport, energy, and manufacturing—critical drivers of productivity, competitiveness, and job creation in the country.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: India’s VCs are Beating American Investors at Home
A decade after U.S. venture capital firms fueled India’s startup boom, local investors are now dominating deals.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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$64 Million Botswana Tech Fund to Support Tech Startups Across Southern Africa
The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), a multi-stage venture capital initiative targeting US$64 million in total commitments, has launched with the aim of supporting tech startups across Southern Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Namibia-Based Firm to Back Early-Stage Southern African Startups With $10 Million Fund
The fund will focus on sectors including fintech, agritech, healthtech, education, clean energy, e-commerce, and enterprise software.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Targets £15 Billion of Capital for Developing Economies as It Launches Climate Initiative as Part of New Five-Year Strategy
A central pillar of the new strategy, launched by Minister for Development Jenny Chapman, is a focus on accelerating the flow of private capital to developing countries.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Failure as a KPI: Finding Philanthropy’s Courage to Fund and Fail (and Talk About It!)
Absence of failure is not evidence of success; it is evidence that risk is being avoided. The beauty of philanthropy is that we can take risks and we can afford to fail and learn. All we need is the courage to imagine our work differently.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: The Global Edtech Boom Is Fading as Investors Look Elsewhere
Venture capital is moving away from K-12 edtech worldwide as investors prioritize AI tools and workforce training with clearer returns.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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