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BlackRock Fund Backs Renewable Energy Firm in First Latin America Investment
BlackRock-managed fund Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) will make its first foray into Latin America with the acquisition of a minority stake in Brasol, a Brazilian renewable energy firm.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Investing In Local Farmers To Build Food Sovereignty for Haiti
Inflation is leading families to cut back on meals and farmers to cut back on seeds and fertilizers.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Latin America
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Namibia Orders Police to Stop Chinese Firm’s Lithium Exports
Namibia's government has accused the Chinese miner for violating the country’s ban on critical raw mineral exports.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Businesses Are Dropping the World’s Favorite Mobile Money Service
The shift by businesses away from M-Pesa payments is a remarkable turn in a country known for pioneering mobile money, and where the service is ubiquitous.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Convergence Blended Finance Releases New Findings — Reports 45% Decline in Global Blended Finance for Climate
Public financing for climate, while increasing, has seen the overall growth rate decline, private climate financing volumes lag, and climate blended finance flows regress.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Leapfrog’s New Fund to Double Down on Financial and Healthcare Sectors in Africa and Asia
LeapFrog said it will make initial investments of between $30 million and $70 million in 18 to 20 high-growth businesses.
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- Finance, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wellahealth’s Healthsend Africa Enters Kenya, Plans to Expand into Other African Countries
Immigrants can use the service to top up a website wallet system and pay for many healthcare services the company offers for their family members in Nigeria and Kenya.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Promoting Financial Inclusion in Colombia’s Rural and Post-Conflict Areas
The debt facility provided by Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund will enable UNI2 to further expand its loan portfolio.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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