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IFC, European and African Partners Launch Alliance to Support Private Sector Growth in Africa
African, European, multilateral and bilateral partners have launched the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$50 Million Fund to Build 15-20 Startups, Says Angel Investing Platform
Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), an angel investment platform, announced the launch of its new fund with a corpus of $50 million.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World’s First Mobility FinTech Moove Raises $105 Million in Series A2 Round to Scale Its Revenue-Based Financing Model Globally
Moove is democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa by providing mobility entrepreneurs access to revenue-based financing in markets with low access to credit.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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No Ikea Shelves, No Levis: The Retail Exodus From Russia Is On
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, the increasing financial and reputational risks of doing business in Russia are leading Western brands to halt operations.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: B Lab Global Announces New Lead Executive, Eleanor Allen, Accelerating Mission to Make Business a Force for Good
B Lab and the B Corp movement looks to shift power and builds a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Global
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Analysis: Businesses Engage Employees to Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
Wondering what, if anything, your company should be doing about the war in Ukraine? Here are some ideas.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Development Bank Accused of Lending Millions to Companies Allegedly Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
New research suggests the IFC, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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