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World Bank Provides $250 Million for Indonesia Digital ID for Public and Private Service Access
The funding will strengthen Indonesia's civil registration and increase the use of biometric digital identification for accessing public and private sector services.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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India’s SarvaGram Closes Oversubscribed Series C Round at $35 Million
SarvaGram Solutions will expand its impact with the funding, empowering rural India’s aspirations through a carefully devised data-driven distribution.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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BK Modi Group Plans to Invest $1 Billion Over Next Five Years in Real Estate, Wellness Sectors in India
BK Modi Group plans to invest about USD 1 billion over the next five years in Indian real estate and wellness space.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2022
NextBillion’s “Most Influential Article of the Year” contest has concluded, and after tallying the votes, we’re excited to announce the three winners, as selected by our readers. Congratulations to the winners and their organizations! And many thanks to the other contestants, to all our guest writers from the past year – and also to the unsung heroes: the comms teams that play a key role in facilitating many of our articles.
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- Finance, Technology
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Solar Mesh-Grids to Improve Energy Access in Nigeria
The European Union has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grids.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $465 Million of Investments Including in Infrastructure, Health Security, and Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Q1 of FY 2023
Developing countries face an infrastructure gap that is estimated to exceed $40 trillion by 2045.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Investing, Technology, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Moneyview Raises $75 Million in a Series E Funding Round in India
The proceeds of this capital raise will be used as growth capital to scale the core credit business.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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South Korea Fines Tesla $2.2 Million for Alleged False Advertising
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog will fine Tesla Inc. 2.8 billion won ($2.2 million) for alleged violations of advertising law.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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