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Press Release: Human Planet Acquires Advisory Division of KOIS to Jumpstart New Innovative Finance Force
"Human Planet, following its acquisition of the Advisory Division of KOIS, becomes an integrated advisory firm offering a full spectrum of services from programme design to innovative finance. "
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Report: How Green Bond Labelling Impacts Investment Behaviour
"Green bonds are an important sustainable finance tool that can help reorient financial flows and influence public policy in addressing climate action across the global financial markets."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Raiven Capital Launches $100 Million Climatech Fund Anchored by Frog Lake First Nation Investing in Scalable Climatech
"Raiven's Climatech Fund serves as a platform to commercialize Indigenous-led innovation, blending traditional knowledge systems such as "two-eyed seeing" with frontier technologies to develop practical, market-driven solutions in digital infrastructure and clean energy innovation."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Aruwa Raises $35 Million, Hits 90% of its Fund II Target at Second Close
Aruwa Capital is doubling down on its proven investment strategy, backing high-growth, impact-driven businesses that are transforming key industries in Nigeria and Ghana.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank’s Investment Arm Targets Rise in African Equity Investments
"The Africa Finance Corporation, an infrastructure-focused development finance institution headquartered in Nigeria’s commercial capital, is accelerating attempts to mobilize more domestic capital for investment to make up for cuts to US aid money. . ."
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Tourism-Focused Venture Studio Purple Elephant Ventures Tops up Seed Round to $5 Million
"The goal is to lead Africa’s tourism industry towards a greener future, with PEV startups typically scalable, tech-first solutions that supercharge urgent efforts to make Africa’s tourism industry more resilient and more sustainable in the face of climate change. "
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, tourism
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IFC Launches Landmark ESG Review for $4.5 Trillion Emerging Market Investments
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has launched a wide-reaching review of its Sustainability Framework, the blueprint that governs trillions of dollars in private sector investments across emerging markets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: The Data Crisis Following USAID’s Withdrawal: Opportunities to Reimagine Data Systems
Without investment in country data systems, there will be limited data to power AI solutions and drive the longer-term digital transformation of public services.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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