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Mstack Chemicals Secures $40 Million to Disrupt Global Speciality Chemical Manufacturing Across More Countries
MStack will deploy the freshly infused capital to expand its footprint across the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, while continuing to strengthen its presence in the United States and other geographies.
- Region
- Global
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Quebec to Stop Hiring African Nurses to Protect Vulnerable Healthcare Systems
The Canadian province of Quebec will stop recruiting nurses from most African countries to avoid creating shortages of healthcare workers in their countries of origin.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- employment, public health
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IFC Invests $7 Million Into Philippine Technology Firm First Circle
First Circle’s innovative credit systems provide SMEs with higher credit limits, flexible repayment options, and the lowest unsecured pricing in the market.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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EcoSecurities and Kenya Private Sector Association Announce Strategic Partnership to Boost Catalytic Carbon and Climate Finance
The strategic partnership will scale carbon finance for sustainable development whilst rapidly expanding decarbonisation efforts across Kenya.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airbnb Drives Short-Term Rental Boom in Tourist Haven Rio
In Rio's Ipanema neighborhood, there is now one Airbnb listing for every seven homes, a Reuters analysis of Airbnb data collected by analytics firm AirDNA showed.
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- housing, regulations, tourism
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Off-Grid Solar Energy: Huge Opportunity for Rural Healthcare
While securing electricity access has previously required a one-off product procurement, Energy-as-a-Service now offers a viable and accessible way to meet – and crucially – maintain off-grid health facilities’ long-term energy needs.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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KaiOS, Mastercard Partner to Enable Digital Payments for SMEs
The companies said in a joint statement that KaiOS's affordable smart feature phones will leverage Mastercard's payment technology and global network to drive acceptance and support the growth of the digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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United States and Sierra Leone Sign Compact to Transform Energy Sector
The grant will substantially improve the operation of the electrical grid and increase the availability of affordable and reliable electricity for households, businesses, and social institutions – without adding to the country’s debt burden.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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