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African Development Bank Secures $350 Million Loan Deal from Japan International Cooperation Agency to Boost its Support for Private Sector Operations in Africa
The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AgDevCo’s $8 Million Avocado Investment in Kenya to Create 2,000 Local Jobs
Agris’ fast-expanding herb producer, Evergreen Herbs, will grow herbs and vegetables and sell through Evergreen Fresh, Agris’ distribution company.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Asia’s EV Race: Selex Motors Raises $3 Million From Asian Development Bank Ventures, Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia and Others
The fund will help to expand production lines and support vehicle sales while setting up battery-swapping systems in key cities in Vietnam.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Zimplats Injects $1 Million to Upgrade Mhondoro Mubaira Rural Hospital to Offer Specialist Services
Since its inception over two decades ago, Zimplats has invested a cumulative US$10 million in various projects through its CSR programme.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘We Should Be Worried’: Finance Leaders Warn Rising Interest Rates Are Squeezing Low-Income Countries
Public debt burdens in developing countries have been exacerbated in recent years by back-to-back global crises.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Raxio Group Gets $33 Million in African Data Market Investment
The funding enables the design, construction, operation, and management of a series of high-impact data centres in seven countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Challenge of Private Equity Investment in Low-Income Countries
After a steady rise in private investment in low- and middle-income countries, over the past several years, the trend is now reversing.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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AMK of Cambodia Borrowing $7.5 Million for Green Microfinance via Bond Issue From British Based BII, and Swiss Based Symbiotics
Cambodia’s AMK Microfinance Institution is to fund its ongoing lending for electric two- and three-wheeled vehicles as well as new products.
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- e-mobility, impact bonds, lending, microfinance, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar, waste
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