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Swedfund Commits to Novastar Ventures Fund
Through this indirect investment, Swedfund aims to catalyse funding for early-stage African businesses across sectors.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: 20 Million People Improved Their Energy Access Through Off-Grid Solar in 2024, According to the New Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report
"Demand for off-grid solutions remains high despite negative macroeconomic factors like high inflation and climate emergencies, and it is considered the most cost-effective way to power almost half of the new connections under Mission 300."
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GROWiT Raises $3 Million in Series A round led by GVFL
GROWiT tools are intended to support farming practices by helping improve productivity and reduce input costs.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: China Is Now the Biggest Debt Collector in the Developing World, Report Says
Skeptics have argued for years that China's lending to the developing world is aimed at laying a debt trap for borrowing governments. But Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, says it's useful to view China's lending as driven more by commercial logic than overt political leverage.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Indian Medical Imaging AI Company Qure.ai Unveils AI Co-Pilot for Community Health Workers in India
"Primary health systems in developing nations are overburdened with high patient volume and care demand while lacking or not having enough resources."
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Conduit Raises $36 Million to Promote Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Conduit said the funding will help it expand into new markets.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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The PURE Growth Fund Opens Call for Proposals for Clean Energy and Agribusinesses in Tanzania
The Pure Growth Fund is a transformative initiative to accelerate the Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) within Tanzania's agri-food systems and unlock low-emission development pathways for the country.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Argentinian Agtech Calice Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round
Calice will use the funds to expand in Brazil and the US and to launch new products.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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