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Payday Announces Partnership With SpaceX’s Starlink in Rwanda
Payday and Starlink operations in Rwanda will make digital banking accessible to all remote workers & professionals on the continent.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- 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
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenya: Mavoko Drinking Water System Finally Comes on Stream after Five Years
Belgian company Aspac International carried out the work under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
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- Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- water
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Chile’s Lithium Nationalization Shines Light on Emerging Tech
In Chile, DLE companies see a business opportunity despite the nationalization plans given that Boric's new state lithium company is expected to need technical support.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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Chargel Secures $2.5 Million to Expand its Logistics Offering in Francophone Africa
Chargel allows truckers to quickly find clients without driving around with empty trucks.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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RUBiS Invests $308 Million in Solar PV Installations in Jamaica
The solar [PV] systems will yield approximately 30 per cent of the energy required to run the facilities.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: ReNew Raises $400 Million Through Issuance of Green Bonds, Sees Strong Demand From Global Investors
ReNew Energy Global Plc said on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Diamond II Limited, has raised $400 million through the issue of senior secured green bonds.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment, Technology
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- Global
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The New Face of Emerging Market Outsourcing: Why African Talent is Primed to Reshape Global Business Processes
The global labor market has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s normalization of remote work and the resulting “great resignation,” in which high-skilled employees in developed markets have left stagnant positions in favor of more flexible, engaging jobs. As Orinola Gbadebo-Smith at Hugo Technologies explains, this has resulted in a talent shortage in sectors like business services and information technology, leading corporations to outsource increasingly more complex tasks to developing countries where workers have acquired the skills to perform them. He explores why young workers in Africa are particularly well-placed to capitalize on this shift.
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- Technology
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