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Viewpoint: Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Chinese Budget Smartphone Brand Transsion Says Finance Head Detained in Investigation
Transsion is one of the largest Chinese smartphone vendors, with a focus on developing markets in fast-growing regions such as Africa and South Asia.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- corporations
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Goldman Stock-Picking Model Is Challenging ESG Assumptions
The filter model is designed to pick stocks based on how much attention companies pay to recycling, waste management and the re-use of materials and products.
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- Global
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- circular economy, ESG, recycling, waste
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Bharat Biotech Collaborates With US-Based Alopexx to Develop Antimicrobial Vaccine
As part of the collaboration, the companies will co-develop and commercialise the vaccine— AV0328— in India and other licensed territories.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Senegalese Fintech Startup Rubyx Secures $440,000 Loan From Proparco
Rubyx has developed a cloud-native, API-driven digital lending platform that enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative loan products and meet the evolved expectations of borrowers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and Safeguard Medicine Supplies
Zambia launches digital health systems nationwide, enhancing service delivery, tracking medicines, and preventing theft.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Investment Fintech Rise Completes Acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa
Rise, a Nigerian fintech that gives customers access to selected global investments, has acquired Hisa, a Kenyan investment startup.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chinese Firms to Build Namibia’s Largest Solar Power Plant
The plant will help stabilise future electricity tariff increases, support Namibia's economic growth and promote environmental sustainability, Kahenge Haulofu, NamPower managing director, said in a statement.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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