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Press Release: DFC Announces Call For Applications for Distributed Renewable Energy Projects
The agency seeks opportunities to catalyze private sector investment ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate.
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- Energy, Environment
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New Report Highlights Challenges Facing Farmers and Small Businesses in Developing Countries One Year Into Pandemic
TechnoServe’s COVID-19 Impact Report traces impacts over past year, reveals looming threat to agricultural livelihoods and food security.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Health Care
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Asian Food Delivery Company ‘Grab’ to Go Public In $40 Billion U.S. SPAC Deal
Asian ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab Holdings is going public in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal valued at $40 billion U.S.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- South Asia
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Press Release: USAID Launches Cargill, Ausvet, Heifer International and IPC Consortium to Combat Threat of Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance to Human and Animal Health
Five-year animal agriculture program will increase capacity of farmers, governments and other stakeholders to prevent and quickly respond to growing human health security risks
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Analysis: COVID Accelerates India’s Millionaire Exodus
India's wealthy have topped a list of people seeking to relocate abroad through visa programs that offer citizenship or right of residence in other countries in return for investments.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Puma Energy Launches Solar Power Systems in Ghana
Puma Energy’s newly established Future Energies business launches 11 solar projects at its retail stations and a further three at Puma Energy’s terminals in Ghana. The solar power generation at 11 of the 14 sites is supported by battery storage.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Fintech Appzone Raises $10 Million for Expansion and Proprietary Technology
Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Education Crisis in South Asia: COVID to Cause $1 Trillion Losses
The prolonged closure of schools is causing an education crisis that may cost Bangladesh and other South Asian countries over $1 trillion in lost earnings in the long run, according to a World Bank report.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- South Asia
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