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Ed Partners Africa Secures $10 Million in Funding from DFC to Expand Access to Affordable Education in Kenya
This funding will enable Ed Partners Africa to expand its reach and provide much-needed financial support to schools that are striving to offer quality education at affordable prices.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- youth
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India Launches $25 Million Fund and Global Repository to Spur Digital Public Infrastructure Implementation
DPI's are intended to support the achievement of the SDGs, and align with the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD), according to the announcement.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Africa Healthcare Network (AHN) Secures $20 Million in Funding Led by Africa50 and AfricInvest For A Continent-Wide Expansion
The funding will enable AHN to accelerate its growth and address significant gaps in the availability of high quality, affordable renal care across Africa.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: FINCA Impact Finance Appoints Jeff Flowers as New CEO
FINCA Impact Finance (FIF) today announced the appointment of Jeff Flowers as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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GCI, Bboxx Launch Clean Cooking Initiative in Pakistan
This effort aims to introduce millions of LPG cooking solutions, representing a major stride in reshaping the nation's energy framework.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Big Oil Gets Into EVs? ExxonMobil’s US Lithium Mine Could Mean Cheaper Cars
Buying lithium drilled by ExxonMobil in southern Arkansas could help some automakers qualify for the full EV tax credit, but it brings up thorny environmental questions.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- e-mobility, mining, scale
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Home Insurance in Developing Countries Is Hard to Come By. That’s Changing.
Most homeowners in the developing world can’t buy natural-catastrophe insurance—“natcat” in industry lingo—at any price, even as climate change makes calamities more frequent and severe.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, lending
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Press Release: UBS Optimus Foundation and Swiss Re Foundation Invest over USD $2 Million to Kickstart a New Partnership with Terratai
The support of UBS Optimus Foundation and Swiss Re Foundation will be targeted towards building and scaling Terratai’s first cohort of early-stage businesses that can demonstrate quantifiable impact on nature and biodiversity.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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