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Mastercard Lighthouse Massiv and UNDP Announce Partnership and Strengthen Their Commitment on Impact Measurement and Management for Startups
Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV and UNDP contribute to amplifying the private sector’s role in creating a significant positive impact on people and ensuring we leave a better planet for future generations.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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Globacom’s Payment Service Bank Primed to Boost MSME Ecosystem in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed Payment Service Banks aimed at deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria.
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- Finance, Technology
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Husk Power Systems Secures $6 Million from EU-funded EDFI ElectriFI
Bihar-based Husk Power Systems will use $6 million of newly acquired funds to build solar hybrid microgrids in 80 communities in rural India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Pan-African ‘Gender Equal Investor’ Janngo Capital Hits First Close of €60 Million Fund
Janngo Capital is looking to “invest 50% of its proceeds in companies founded, co-founded, or benefiting women.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: LIXIL and UNICEF to Improve Sanitation and Hygiene in Bihar and Odisha
LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, and UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organization, have announced the expansion of the ‘Make a Splash!’
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- hygiene, partnerships, sanitation
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Facebook Parent Meta Launches Startup Accelerator With India’s It Ministry in Metaverse Push Manish Singh
Meta Platforms is looking at India’s burgeoning startup ecosystem as it bolsters its bet on the metaverse.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: India Must Improve Its Standard of Care To Achieve Universal Healthcare
The WHO says unaffordable medical bills push around 100 million people into poverty every year, hitting people living in low-income countries the hardest.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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BNPL Firm BillEase Raises $20 Million to Bolster Financial Inclusion for Filipinos
BillEase, one of the fastest-growing consumer finance apps in the Philippines, has announced that it has raised $20 million.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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