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We Asked Americans What They Think About the Term “ESG.” Their Answers Were Eye-Opening
This study can help support companies in exploring the terms they will use to discuss the impact their business has on society.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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Press Release: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Welcomes $50 Million in New Commitments from Germany and USA at Africa Climate Summit
SEFA is a multi-donor Special Fund that provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FSD Africa Investments Commits $19.5 Million Investment to Green Project Financing
FSDAi’s investment in Acre will facilitate the flow of ECA finance for social and green infrastructure.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Safaricom’s Bumpy Ethiopia Ride Has Investors Worried
While it started off well enough, signing up 5 million customers by August, it soon became apparent that Safaricom’s lofty ambitions have exposed managerial, operational, and domestic challenges.
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- Investing, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Press Release: Masdar and Africa50 Join Forces to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition Across Africa
Ahead of COP28, Masdar commits to unlock 10 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects for millions of people across Africa by 2030.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, infrastructure, renewable energy, scale, solar, wind
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Analysis: Nigeria’s Microfinance Banking Dream on Brink of Failure
The most widely-accepted recent labour force data gives a rough idea of how a vibrant micro business environment could help to deal with the country’s unemployment.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Correcto Closes €6.5 Million Funding Round and Prepares for Growth in Latin America
With a strong presence in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, Correcto aims to become an international linguistic reference.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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General Mills investing $12 million in India
General Mills, Inc. broke ground earlier this month on a new $12 million baking plant in Nashik, Maharashtra.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- corporations, manufacturing, scale
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