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Press Release: New Project to Expand Zambia’s Access to Affordable Energy Through Increased Power Transmission with Tanzania
The ZTIP is part of World Bank’s Regional Energy Transmission, Trade, and Decarbonization-Southern Africa-Multiphase Programmatic Approach (RETRADE-SA MPA).
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Convergence and Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) Announce Partnership to Advance the Role of Insurance in Blended Finance
This partnership aims to encourage the mobilization of insurers into blended structures addressing the climate and health risks faced by marginalized and vulnerable communities in developing countries.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Research: Do Cash Transfers Cause Inflation?
Evidence from cash transfers at scale in Kenya suggests that demand-side policies or stimulus may be very effective at raising output without creating inflationary pressure when there is a lot of ‘slack’ in the economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Solar Overtakes Coal for the First Time in EU
Solar power has overtaken coal in the European Union for the first time, according to research released by think tank Ember found.
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- Energy, Technology
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Bayer and Pula Foundation Partner up to Insure 10 Million Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
The collaboration aims to enhance climate resilience among smallholder farmers, protecting them against the growing impacts of droughts and floods, which threaten harvests, livelihoods, and global food security.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Visa Makes Strategic Investment in Moniepoint to Accelerate Financial Inclusion for African SMEs
Investment from global payments leader accelerates Moniepoint’s momentum as Nigeria’s Largest SME-Focused Fintech.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII and FMO Invest $120 Million Into Southeast Asian Renewable Energy Project
The investment will see BII and FMO partner with Swiss-based SUSI Partners to develop a renewable energy platform from scratch.
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- Energy, Environment
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- South Asia
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Trump Suspends US Foreign Assistance for 90 Days Pending Reviews
The order, among many Trump signed on his first day back in office, said the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values”
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- Uncategorized
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