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PolicyStreet Raises US $5 Million to Expand Insurance for Gig Workers and SMEs
BlueOrchard's investment reflects growing interest in businesses that combine commercial growth with measurable social impact, particularly around financial inclusion and access to essential services.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: The AI Sustainability Paradox
AI is being sold as a tool to solve sustainability’s hardest data problems, from Scope 3 emissions to climate-risk intelligence. But the infrastructure behind that intelligence — data centers, water use, energy demand, chips, grids, and community consent — is becoming its own sustainability test. Drawing on conversations at Trellis Impact 26, Ming Wong explores what AI’s physical footprint means for impact investors, corporate sustainability leaders, and the communities being asked to host the next generation of digital infrastructure.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Smart Freight Centre and Shell Foundation Launch Report on Inclusive EV Financing for India’s Freight Drivers
The study of 1,500+ freight drivers across 11 states highlights pathways to improve livelihoods while accelerating freight decarbonization in India.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesia’s Jailing of Gojek Founder Raises Fears for Investor Confidence
Authorities say Nadiem Makarim abused his authority to favour Google in the procurement of laptops for school kids.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Philippines Taps AI to unlock Bank Loans for Small Businesses
The agreement aims to strengthen creditworthiness, boost productivity, and streamline loan application processes for local entrepreneurs.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Your Next Nurse May Monitor You From the Philippines
The country has grown into a “clinical process outsourcing powerhouse … [and] a premier global hub for supporting overstressed international healthcare systems,” JL Botor, president of HIMAP, told Rest of World.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Kenyan Startups Fuzu and Kyosk Secure Funding from Jobtech Alliance
Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, aims to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurs to build platforms that deliver quality livelihoods, are inclusive, and enable users to engage in decent work.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Please Stop Designing Humanitarian Solutions for Donor Funding
DEEP, the Data Entry and Exploration Platform, is one of the 11 case studies documented in NetHope’s new Harnessing AI for Humanitarian Impact report.
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- Technology
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