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Report: African Startups Raised $217 Million in February 2024
From a sector point of view, Logistics & Transport represented nearly half of all the funding, thanks to Moove, followed by Healthcare, Fintech, and Energy.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sierra Leone Receives a $26.8 Million Investment to Strengthen Climate Resilience
Working with local partners, this five-year project will focus on improving food and water security.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, food security, NGOs, water
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The African Development Bank Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Food Security and Increase Incomes of Small Producers in Senegal
The project will help build several kinds of agricultural infrastructure.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Trust and Scale in Global Social Enterprise Law
Social enterprise law around the world faces a difficult trade-off between cultivating public trust and promoting scale. The sector will benefit by getting clearer on the available options.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures Invests In Amounee, Empowering Rural Weavers And Artisans To Engage In Commerce Worldwide
Through its innovative mobile application, Amounee facilitates a direct connection between artisans and consumers and provides analytics and support to micro-entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: How IIX’s WLB6 Orange Bond Helps Women’s Livelihoods in Asia
Since 2017, Impact Investment Exchange has raised $228 million to support women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with the deal size and number of investors on an upward trend.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Report: Global Impact Investing Industry to Become a $989.28 Billion Market by 2029
This market has expanded rapidly, driven by a growing awareness of the interconnectedness between economic, social, and environmental factors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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Press Release: Global Infrastructure Partners Announces Total $2.1 Billion Final Closing of Its Inaugural Emerging Markets Fund
GIP Emerging Markets Fund I is a dedicated emerging markets-focused fund that extends GIP’s Flagship equity strategy to opportunities in 11 Target Countries in Asia and Latin America.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global