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Press Release: Goodwell Enters the Ugandan Market With Investment in the Agent Banking of Company Uganda Ltd (ABC)
The funding will enable ABC to pursue ambitious goals for growth, including expanding its client base, increasing agent coverage, and deploying new services.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Majority of Global Corporates Plan to Increase Net Zero Spending
Ahead of New York Climate week, most global corporates (61.7%) say they expect to invest more capital in getting their businesses to net-zero in the next 12 months.
- Categories
- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Opinion: Why Markets Are Sustainability’s Next Giant Leap
After decades in which businesses—plus their brands, boards, business models and value chains—have been targeted, our next challenge is to redesign markets.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Bill Gates Pledges to Inject $2.8 Billion into Nigeria’s Healthcare, Agricultural Sectors
The investment is part of an effort to address Nigeria’s escalating health and food insecurity crises, which have left millions vulnerable across the country.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UN Report Urges Immediate Global Action to Close Critical Gender Gaps
Investing in women and girls and ending discrimination are key to fulfilling the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Region
- Global
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Replacing Old Technologies or Creating New Markets?: The Pros and Cons of Two Paths to Impact for Productive Use of Energy
Productive use of energy (PUE) technologies have the potential to unlock higher incomes and reduce reliance on more costly, non-renewable energy sources in rural and low-income communities. Dan Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu at Acumen discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two different paths to impact for PUE: replacing inefficient, fossil fuel-based incumbent technologies, vs. disrupting entire markets with innovative PUE approaches.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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Press Release: DFC Announces $70 Million in New Investments in India to Advance Shared Priorities in Health Systems, Affordable Housing, and Small Business Support
The country is DFC’s largest market with approximately $3.8 billion invested as of FY2023, including $820 million in new investments made last year.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- housing, MSMEs, public health, vaccines
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Viewpoint: Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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