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Eacop Pipeline: China’s $1.8 Billion Role in Funding Africa’s Oil Transport Infrastructure
Chinese and African banks are anticipated to provide $1.8 billion in funding for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, lending
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Gricd Rebrands As ‘Figorr’, Announces $1.5 Million Seed Funding to Support Data-Driven Insurance for Perishable Goods in Africa
The funding will provide further support for its customers to manage the risks associated with perishable goods on the continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Hyundai Motor to Invest $2.45 Billion in India by 2032 to Boost EV Ecosystem
The agreement will lead to an increased production capacity at the company’s facility in Sriperumbudur — Chennai’s automotive corridor.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest $500 Million in India’s Telangana State
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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M-Kopa Snaps up $250 Million+ Debt, Equity for Its Asset Financing Platform
M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured more than $250 million in new funding.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Workiva Partners With Code.org To Narrow the Digital Divide and Expand Access to Computer Science Education
Workiva Inc., the company powering transparent reporting for a better world, announced today it has kicked off a global, multi-year partnership with Code.org.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Global
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- data, digital inclusion, ESG, human rights, nonprofits
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Press Release: Groundbreaking Fingo Africa App to Bring Financial Inclusion to Africa’s Youth
The new app, powered by Ecobank, is set to revolutionize financial inclusion for young people in Kenya and across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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