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Report: India’s Woman Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Get Loans Than Men
The number of women seeking business loans has tripled in the past five years.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Women-Led Emerging Markets Infrastructure Firm Gets Backing From L&G
Legal & General Capital has taken a significant minority stake in women-led impact investment advisory firm ImpactA Global.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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India’s Crypto Industry Is Imploding
High taxes and a tricky regulatory environment have resulted in Indian crypto exchanges losing investors in droves.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- cryptocurrency, failure
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Airtel Commits $57 Million to Boost Education in Africa
Airtel Africa committed to investing $57 million into educational programmes during a five-year partnership with UNICEF.
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- Education, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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UPS to Spend Up to $20 Million on Its First India Tech Centre
This tech center is the first of its type that the Georgia-based logistics giant is setting up in the South Asian region.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- digital inclusion, scale
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WhatsApp to Launch New Payments Feature in Brazil
The new feature will allow users to browse products, add products to their cart and make payments via debit or credit card right from their WhatsApp chat.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Latin America
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Applications Open: Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award
The goal: Empowering female entrepreneurs to accelerate their social business.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Global
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Solar Mini Grids Can Be Least-Cost Solution to Close Energy Access Gap in Africa by 2030
Climate action efforts can tap solar mini grids that offer a lower greenhouse gas emission alternative compared to diesel-fueled systems and kerosene-based appliances.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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