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Saudi Arabia Pledges $15 Billion South Africa Investment
The Middle East kingdom will invest in South Africa’s energy, health, environmental and infrastructure sectors and beyond.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: U.S. Government and Khushhali Microfinance Bank sign $25 Million Commitment to Empower Women and Micro and Small Businesses in Pakistan
The partnership will support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) and women-led businesses in Pakistan.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Press Release: PepsiCo Announces Second Round of Projects Funded by Its Global Agriculture Accelerator, The Positive Agriculture Outcomes Fund
PepsiCo announced the continuation of its global agriculture accelerator, the Positive Agriculture Outcomes (PAO) Fund.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators
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Bayport Secures $12 Million From WaterEquity for Water and Sanitation in Africa
The loan Bayport Management secured from WaterEquity will be used to finance clean water and sanitation in seven countries in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- sanitation, water
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises $35 Million ESG Loan From US International Development Finance Corp in India
The direct loan, CreditAccess said, is one of the first of its kind for DFC to a non-banking financial company microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) in India.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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DFC and Others Back India’s Soothe Healthcare in Bridge Round
Soothe Healthcare plans to use the funds to expand its distribution channels and deepen its reach to women across tier II and III markets.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Controversy Over a New Gas Project by TotalEnergies in South Africa
The drilling will be carried out on the migration route of large cetaceans such as whales and orcas.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: WEMADE Made a Strategic Investment in Shardeum, an Indian Blockchain Project
The company aims to seek synergistic effect through working with Shardeum for WEMIX3.0, its blockchain mainnet.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- blockchain, partnerships
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