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Press Release: Investors Unite to Back Ukraine in Historic Fund
U.S., EU and global institutions join forces to boost growth capital available for Ukrainian entrepreneurs, championing the first 2X Flagship Fund in Central and Eastern Europe.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- international trade, MSMEs
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Press Release: New Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Shows Record-Breaking Sales of Solar Energy Kits
Sales volumes have surpassed those of 2019, showing a bounce-back from COVID.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Kenyan Agtech Startup, Iprocure Expands Into Tanzania
iProcure, a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA).
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, startups, supply chains
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Auto Giants Are Setting Their Sights on a New Growth Market for EVs: India
While China, Europe and the U.S. have become hubs for the purchase of electric cars, India currently lags far behind.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility
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Fintech Firm Paysend Enters Partnership to Bring Money Transfers to 60 Million Hispanic Americans
Paysend, the global card-to-card payments platform, has announced a new multi-year partnership with the Spanish-language content and media company, TelevisaUnivision.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Latin America
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What We Know About the Zimbabwean Gold-Backed Digital Currency
Zimbabwe has launched a gold-backed digital currency. It will be used as legal tender alongside the Zimbabwean dollar.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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LinkedIn Announced Layoffs and the Closure of Its Chinese Jobs App InCareer
The Microsoft-owned professional networking site is cutting 716 jobs.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- employment, failure
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London’s Sturgeon Capital Launches $35 Million Fund Aimed At Emerging Startups in Central Asia
Sturgeon Capital, a London-based VC, plans to invest in early-stage startups in the emerging markets of Central Asia and South Asia (excluding India).
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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