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Press Release: ADB, CGIAR, and Gates Foundation Partner to Transform Rice Sector, Uplift Millions of Smallholder Farmers in Asia and the Pacific
Initial projects are being developed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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HealthKois Launches USD $300 Million Healthcare-Focused Fund
"As the successor fund to HealthQuad, HealthKois is set to invest between USD 7 million and USD 25 million per company over the next four years."
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Bill Gates Vows to Give Most of $200 Billion Fortune to African Health and Education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity.’
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Is Joined by PROPARCO and FMO to Expand the Reach of the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) Across the Continent
Beyond supporting transactions, ARIA works with a broad coalition of companies, investors, governments and donors to help build business-enabling environments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Construction Tech Startup Cutstruct Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round
Nigerian construction tech startup Cutstruct has raised US$1.5m in a seed round of funding to help it scale operations.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- housing, infrastructure, startups
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Study Finds ESG Policies Ensure Compliance and Boost Investment
A new study by University of Cambridge students and DNV finds companies are leveraging ESG policies to strengthen business performance, despite regulatory uncertainty.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Four Key Lessons for Implementing PAYGo 2.0: How the PAYGo Solar Sector Can Fulfill its Potential
In response to the recent NextBillion article by Dan Murphy and Willem Nolens at PAYGo Lab, on how companies and investors can move PAYGo solar toward "PAYGo 2.0,” Yariv Cohen at Ignite Energy Access argues that it's time for deep reflection and realignment in the industry. He explains why PAYGo 2.0 — an approach aimed at boosting repayment rates and profitability through improved customer selection and support — is the only way forward for the sector, and shares four lessons Ignite has learned from its efforts to implement this model.
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- Energy, Environment, Finance, Investing
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Swedfund Commits to Novastar Ventures Fund
Through this indirect investment, Swedfund aims to catalyse funding for early-stage African businesses across sectors.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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