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Report: Women Now Run One In Three High-Growth Companies, Despite A Worldwide Lack Of Access To Capital
The GEM reports, produced by a consortium of universities, make up one of the most comprehensive bodies of current data on entrepreneurship around the globe.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Gridworks To Invest $50 Million In Virunga Power To Ramp Up Run-Of-River Hydro Projects Across Several African Countries
Distributed mini hydro plants around perennial rivers offer opportunities to provide reliable baseload power for rural communities.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Art Indices Are Changing the Narrative of the Indian Art Market
What makes some works of art so pricey is a question that has intrigued many of us. Art indices solve this mystery to some extent and bring transparency and consequentially global exposure to the art market.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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MyHealth Africa, a Startup Connecting Patients With Health Specialists Across the Globe, Lands $1 Million Funding
Kenya-based MyHealth Africa is an integrated healthcare platform changing how people access medical services.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OFID Funds $36.5 Million to Accelerate Access to Clean Cooking in Madagascar
The Opec Fund for International Development is providing Madagascar with $36.5 million in loans and grants to accelerate access to clean cooking.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- clean cooking, energy access, forests, SDGs
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Press Release: Trade and Development Bank Group Extends USD $100 Million Financing to the Export Trading Group to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa
In a region where the majority of employment is in agriculture, 285,000 smallholders are expected to benefit from value chain integration.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How a Climate-Smart Forest Economy Could Help Mitigate Climate Change and Its Worst Impacts
A few areas worldwide are already building climate-smart forest economies with the help of the Climate Smart Forest Economy Program (CSFEP) and other stakeholders.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, forests, housing
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Press Release: IFC and Australia Launch New Partnership to Boost Private Sector Growth in Vietnam
At least $300 million in private investments in Vietnam is expected to be unlocked by a new partnership between IFC and the Australian Government.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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