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Analysis: How AI Can Help Developing Countries Rebuild After the Pandemic
Technology has been a lifeline to developing countries during the COVID-19 crisis, helping to maintain essential services and keep companies in business. It has also offered a glimpse of a brighter future, one in which gains in income and employment are driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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Press Release: X4Impact, a Market Intelligence Platform for Social Innovation, Announced U.S. Launch During the 2020 Un General Assembly
As we enter a post-COVID-19 recovery phase, the free-access platform aims to spark the creation and funding of technologies to address our most urgent social issues mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Press Release: DFC Approves $3.6 Billion of New Investments in Global Development in Largest Quarter Ever
An additional 30 investments totaling more than $1 billion were approved by the agency since its last quarterly Board meeting in June, bringing total investments approved over the quarter to more than $3.6 billion.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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Payments Fintech dLocal Raises $200 Million, Emerges as LatAm Unicorn
The company is planning on using the funding to boost growth by targeting 13 new markets over the next 18 months. The regions included Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Green Revolutionaries To Boost African Growth
The Green Economy has long been seen as a key player in Africa’s transformation.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft, Partners Launch Program To Increase Employability for PWDs in Asia Pacific
Ryan Gersava, a Davao-based medical technologist, experienced first hand what it is like to face discrimination because of a chronic medical condition.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Here Are 4 Technology Trends From Emerging Economies
In emerging economies, the promise of these technologies shines particularly bright.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Viewpoint: India Can Soon Be the Tech Garage of the World
Startups have flagged their grievances regarding angel tax provision, which they considered was not friendly to them.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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