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Finarkein Secures $4.75 Million Funding to Scale Digital Public Infrastructure Initiatives
The lead investor in this round was Nexus Venture Partners, with support from current investors Chirag Jain of Ashika Group and Nitin Gupta of Uni.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Safaricom Woos Back Customers With Cheaper Offer
Safaricom's response comes in the wake of Starlink's aggressive pricing strategy, which has caused concern among leading Internet providers In Kenya.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Norges Bank Investment Management Commits $1 Billion to Renewable Energy Fund with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
The investment diversifies Norges Bank’s renewable energy assets and exposure.
- Region
- Global
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HR Startup WorkPay Secures $5 Million Series A Funding to Scale Across Africa
The HR startup provides a comprehensive cloud-based solution for managing human resources and payroll, targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- business development, innovation, MSMEs, scale, startups
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Analysis: Brazil’s Grid Caps Power From Wind and Solar, Threatening Renewable Projects
Industry leaders said renewable energy investments were less viable under the National Electric System Operator’s (ONS) current “curtailments” policy, which temporarily caps how much power ONS accepts from wind and solar plants.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- energy access, failure, renewable energy, solar, wind
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4 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water, Study Finds
The researchers used remote sensing data and household surveys and found that water quality was the main challenge for providing safe water globally.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Temelio and UpMetrics Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Grantmaking and Impact Measurement for the Social Sector
The partnership combines two purpose-built solutions to streamline the grantmaking process and harness industry-leading technologies for grant management and impact measurement.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Philippines Government Fast-Tracks ‘World’s Largest’ Solar and Storage Project With 4.5 GWH Bess
Terra Solar would span 3,500 hectares of land in the Bulacan and Nueva Ecija provinces and would cost PHP185 billion (US$3.2 billion).
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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