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Friend or Foe to the World’s Poor? Settling the Microfinance Debate
Two stubbornly unresolved debates keep casting doubt on how much benefit microfinance brings to its customers.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Report: Electrifying the World Through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
GOGLA’s Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022 was released at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo in Rwanda.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Blackrock Raises $4.5 Billion for Climate-Focused Infrastructure Fund
BlackRock Inc has raised $4.5 billion out of an overall $7.5 billion target for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets aimed at climate-focused projects.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, governance, infrastructure
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Analysis: India’s Digital Health Ecosystem Is An Unparalleled Opportunity
While the infrastructure is in place, more awareness, education, and accessibility to this digital ecosystem needs to be emphasized in India.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- data
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Press Release: Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600 Million Sustainability Bond
Proceeds support green and social initiatives in alignment with ESG commitments
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Acre Launches $200 Million Fund for Climate Finance in Africa
The investment company Acre Impact Capital is launching a $200 million investment fund dedicated to Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Delta and JA Africa Further STEM and Business Education
Delta Air Lines and Junior Achievement Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- partnerships, youth
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African Development Bank and Partners Launch $520 Million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones to Transform Nigeria’s Agriculture
Nigeria has begun its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ).
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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