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UK Offers $541 Million Loan to Brazil-led Tropical Forest Fund
"New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has focused even more tightly on easing domestic cost-of-living concerns since coming to power in July, has since said some of Britain's international climate contributions should be made in the form of loans, not grants."
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Mastercard and Flowcart Join Forces to Power Secure Card Payments Into Social Commerce in East Africa
"The initiative will unlock new opportunities for social sellers, creators and SMEs in mobile-first markets by reducing the need for external websites or payment links."
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghanaian Fintech Startup Seevcash Raises $333k from Stellar Community Fund
Seevcash serves users in Ghana, the US and other markets, helping families send and request money across borders.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, remittances, startups
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Vodafone, Cassava and Elsewedy Electric form Africa Data Centers Egypt
Africa Data Centres Egypt aims to leverage Vodafone Business’ expertise in cloud and enterprise services, Elsewedy Electric’s capabilities in energy, infrastructure and project execution, and Cassava Technologies’ experience in data centres across Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Sun King Joins Kenya’s Growing Smartphone Financing Race
"Sun King’s move comes as Kenya’s smartphone market becomes harder to simply define by ownership."
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mars Impact Fund Awards More Than $13 Million in New Grants to Advance Community Resilience, Science Pipelines and Companion Animal Wellbeing
New investments across Côte d’Ivoire, India, the United States and Thailand will expand community health and economic resilience for cocoa-growing and mint-farming families, build pipelines for the next generation of scientists, and drive last-mile rabies elimination.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing, WASH
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- Global
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Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility Expands into Nigeria with USD 450K in First Investments
Backing Trade Lenda and AirSmat, Nigerian startups advancing financial inclusion and climate-smart agriculture through fit-for-purpose capital.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Every US $1 Invested in Climate and Clean-Air Action Can Return US $15
Released on the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, Hidden assets: The economic and health case for climate and clean air action is the first comprehensive global economic assessment of integrated climate and clean-air action.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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