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Analysis: After Quick Russia Boycotts, Corporate Boardrooms Will Face a Much Trickier, Longer-Term Global End Game
As corporations across all sectors of the economy exit Russia with unprecedented speed, is it a short-term pause; a demonstration of the greater, maybe lasting, influence of ESG in the C-suite; or a significant reshaping of corporate strategy and the economy around the theme of de-globalization?
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Analysis: Fixing the S in ESG
Is the planet really more important than the people? According to CNBC, most money managers who use ESG factors in their investment analysis have focused on the E, or climate change, as their leading criteria for their decisions. But what about the S, or social dimension of corporate impact?
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: VALOREO Announces $80 Million Series B Investment Led by L Catterton
The Company will use the capital to accelerate its acquisitions of outstanding LATAM e-commerce brands, enhance its unique technology platform, drive geographic expansion, and accelerate organic growth of its existing brand portfolio.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Canela Media Raises $32 Million in Series A Funding Round
Canela Media, the Latino-owned digital media technology company, said it raised $32 million in a series A funding round.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: A Swedish Nonprofit Is Creating the Largest Startup Hub in East Africa
In one of its newest enterprises, the nonprofit is building the largest startup hub in east Africa, in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Earnipay Secures $4 Million Seed Funding to Provide On-Demand Salary to Employees in Africa
Founded by Nonso Onwuzulike to improve the financial well-being of employees, Earnipay uses its technology to offer employees the opportunity to access their earned salaries into their accounts flexibly, in real-time and interest-free.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CDC Group Is Partnering with FirstBank to Support Women and Small Business Owners with a $100 Million Credit Facility
We announced today a US$100 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank). This new facility will direct funding to women-owned and led businesses as well as to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Joint SDG Fund Doubles Its Portfolio to $114 Million in Catalytic Impact Investments
The UN Joint SDG Fund announced a historic expansion of its portfolio to five new markets across the globe with US $54.5 million in additional investments to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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