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BlackRock, Microsoft and GIP Form Group To Raise $100 Billion to Invest in AI Energy Infrastructure and Sustainability
This partnership will unlock $30 billion in private equity capital, with the potential to mobilize up to $100 billion through debt financing.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Nigerian E-health Startup Field Launches Service to Tackle Maternal Mortality With $11 Million Gates Foundation Backing
Field’s streamlined infrastructure has facilitated over 800 million health interventions across more than 60 therapeutic areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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International Investors Raise $34.5 Million for Digital Finance Firm Serving Indian MSMEs
FlexiLoans seeks to improve access to financial resources for millions of micro and small-scale entrepreneurs who are excluded from traditional lending, because they lack a conventional credit history.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Vehicle Manufacturer Innoson Unveils Its First Made-In-Nigeria Electric Vehicle
This development is a first for Innoson, but not for Nigeria, as the country already has up to six Nigerian electric vehicle companies.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, manufacturing
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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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Chinese Budget Smartphone Brand Transsion Says Finance Head Detained in Investigation
Transsion is one of the largest Chinese smartphone vendors, with a focus on developing markets in fast-growing regions such as Africa and South Asia.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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- corporations
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Senegalese Fintech Startup Rubyx Secures $440,000 Loan From Proparco
Rubyx has developed a cloud-native, API-driven digital lending platform that enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative loan products and meet the evolved expectations of borrowers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and Safeguard Medicine Supplies
Zambia launches digital health systems nationwide, enhancing service delivery, tracking medicines, and preventing theft.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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