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Viewpoint: The World Bank Is Failing on Climate Change
If the World Bank is serious about meeting its development goals, it cannot do so without first tackling climate change.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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EIB Grants €300 Million to Banco Santander Brasil for Small-Scale Solar Energy Investments
The project is part of the European Union's Global Gateway investment strategy supporting infrastructure development.
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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- climate change, scale, solar
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UN Report Finds 165 Million Were Pushed Into Poverty Over Past Three Years
The United Nations Development Program is calling for a pause in debt repayments to allow economies to mitigate shocks like pandemics and climate chaos.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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- data, poverty alleviation, research
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Biden Administration Opens up $20 Billion ‘Green Bank’ for Clean Energy Projects Focused On Disadvantaged Communities
Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and other officials will announce the grant competitions Friday at a historically black university in Baltimore.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
- Region
- North America
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Coca Price Crash Contributing to Colombia Food Insecurity, UN Says
Some 400,000 families nationwide rely on income connected to coca cultivation, the presentation said, adding coca markets have been paralyzed in Colombian provinces.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security
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Press Release: Global Microfinance Index Announces Early Insights, Top Impact Award Winners and 3 New Tools to Access the Data
Now in its second year, 60 Decibels releases 5 key findings from the world's largest financial inclusion index grounded in human voice, ahead of its public report launch later this year.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Kenya Is Walking Back A Contentious Rule That Spooked Tech Companies
The repeal of this rule brings relief to telecom multinationals, most notably Airtel Kenya, which had been obligated to sell a 30 percent stake to comply with ownership regulations.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flutterwave Launches ‘Tuition’ to Enable Nigerians, African Students Abroad to Pay School Fees With Local Currency
The new product will leverage Flutterwave’s world-class payments technology solution to make school fee payments more convenient, secure, and reliable.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, edtech
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