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Brazil Pledges US $72 Million in Support of Gavi’s Global Immunisation Efforts
Brazil commits US$ 72 million to Gavi’s 2026–2030 strategic period, reinforcing its role as a key stakeholder in global health and vaccine manufacturing.
- Categories
- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Minderoo Foundation Invests US $10 Million to Protect the World’s Tropical Forests
The TFFF, launched under the leadership of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will create genuine economic incentives to protect tropical forests.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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COP30 Summit in Brazil: What to Know About the UN Climate Conference?
Delegates from around the world are expected to disagree over how to tackle climate change and who should pay.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Rwanda Launches $13 Million Outcomes-Based Early Childhood Education Programme
Building on its early childhood reforms, the Government of Rwanda is pioneering outcomes-based financing as a core part of its national strategy, linking funding to measurable improvements in the quality and inclusivity of early learning.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII Agrees $75 Million Financing for Asia-Focused Renewables Firm Blueleaf Energy
The company is developing solar and wind projects in the fast-expanding Indian market, and plans to expand its operations across Asia.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Global Climate Fund Assets Hit Record $644 Billion in First Half of 2025
The total of global assets in open-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a climate-related focus reached a record $644bn in June of this year, marking a 8.5% increase since the end of 2024.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: “Lens Investing” Is Just Admiring the Problem
Impact investing doesn’t need another lens; it needs a lever. Stop admiring the system’s flaws and start shifting power to those building something better.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
"In the new model, it appears that the short-term concerns of the World Bank Group’s dealmakers are likely to gain greater influence over analytical and research output, a step back from a “knowledge bank” and towards the model of economist as salesperson all too common at investment banks."
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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