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JSW Aims To Raise $500 Million in Renewable Energy Business via Stake Sale in India
In the recent past, India has seen renewable energy expansion driven by large corporate groups and private equity-backed energy platforms, aiming to tap increasing appetite toward non-carbon fuel resources. Earlier, French oil and gas major Total SE picked up a stake in Adani Green.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, solar
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Analysis: How Digital Technology Helped Support Ghana’s COVID Response
Real-time surveillance of reported COVID infections has been key to the global pandemic response. Many tools, devices and apps have been used to support surveillance.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Okra Solar and Sao Group Partner to Power Over 10,000 Households, Primary Healthcare Centers and Digital Literacy Centres Across Nigeria
Okra Solar, an Australian technology company using advanced digital monitoring, billing and mesh-grids to make electrification more affordable to underserved communities in Africa and Asia, has signed an MoU with SAO Group.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- renewable energy, solar
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Fidelity, Visa and Kingsway Back South African Fintech Jumo in $120 Million Round
JUMO, a South Africa- and London-based company that offers financial services to entrepreneurs and businesses in emerging markets, has raised $120 million in a new round of funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Liquid Eyes Africa’s Largest Tech Markets After $250-Million Boost From IFC
IFC’s equity and debt investments in Liquid, which to date total approximately $250-million, will support the company to grow its hyperscale data center capacity in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa through its subsidiary, Africa Data Centres.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, partnerships
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Emerging Markets Lender Lendable Seeks $100 Million to Fund Fintech Companies
Emerging markets fintech financier Lendable is targeting to raise a $100 million fund to invest in African and Asian fintech companies.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Digitalisation of Financial Service Providers To Serve Low-income Customers
The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)’s programme for financial inclusion, Scale2Save, launched ‘A case study on connecting with low-income customers through digitalisation.’
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Verizon Business and Visionable Join Forces To Make Connected Healthcare a Reality
Verizon Business and Visionable have partnered to deliver a single secure infrastructure for healthcare providers across the APAC and EMEA regions
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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