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‘Nearly Every Indicator of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Is off Track’: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Report
This year's report, "The Future of Progress," especially noted the impact of the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Yemen.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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- SDGs
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Press Release: 2022 Financial Health Pulse: Financial Health Drops in U.S. for First Time in Five Years of Measurement
New data shows erosion of financial health gains from pandemic, led by significant declines in middle- and upper-income earners, black people and women.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment
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- North America
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Press Release: Pioneer Facility Invests in Techno Hill to Expand Solar Microgrids in Myanmar
The Pioneer Facility signs its first investment in Myanmar with Techno Hill, a pioneering solar microgrid developer.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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- energy access, solar
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Estonia and Ukraine to Collaborate on Digital ID Development
Estonia and Ukraine have signed a new cooperation agreement in Kyiv focused on fostering an exchange of knowledge in the field of digital transformation.
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- Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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NowNow Raises $13 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Services Across Africa
The company says that the funding will help it introduce new products that will further enhance its already existing consumer banking, agency banking, and merchant payment solutions.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Board of Directors Approves $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges
DFC Board of Directors has approved $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Countries Growing 70% Of World’s Food Face ‘Extreme’ Heat Risk by 2045
Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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- climate change
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Colombian Fintech Start-Up Plurall Bags $20 Million Debt Funding
Plurall, a Latin American fintech start-up aiming to provide financial services for entrepreneurs, has raised $20 million in debt financing.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs, startups
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