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Analysis: Businesses Can Play a Key Role in Advancing Health Equity Worldwide
Investing in health equity within local communities promotes a rich environment and value chain for businesses.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Indian Edtech Giant Byju’s Raises $250 Million in Fresh Funding Manish Singh
Byju’s prepares students pursuing undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and in recent years it has also expanded its catalog to serve all school-going students.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian Farming Startup Beleaf Raises $2 Million Seed Funding Led by Alpha JWC Ventures
Beleaf is a smart farming company that aims to use its agricultural expertise and technology to improve the yields and productivity of local farmers and ultimately, improve the livelihoods of farmers across Indonesia.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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IFC Invests A $75 Million Convertible Loan in SeABank in Vietnam
IFC's investment is aimed at impulsing SeABanks's development strategies and increasing access to finance for SMEs and women-owned SMEs.
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- South Asia
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JPMorgan Chase Committing $15 Million to Increase the Supply of Climate Resilient Affordable Housing for Black, Hispanic and Latino Households
JPMorgan Chase announced five organizations will receive philanthropic commitments of $3 million each to scale innovative climate resilient affordable housing models.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Press Release: Report: In Nigeria, A New Business Model Enables Utilities to Provide Reliable Electricity to Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
A new RMI and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) report shows how electric utilities and distributed energy resource (DER) developers in Nigeria can collaborate to provide large commercial and industrial customers with reliable electricity.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bloomberg to Set up Regional Studio in Rwanda
Kigali is set to host a permanent studio of Bloomberg in 2023, following the latter's decision to expand its television presence on the African continent.
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Indonesia’s Ayoconnect Raises $13 Million Series B+ Led by SIG Venture Capital
The new funding will enable Ayoconnect to continue building out a leadership team, and to invest in product and technology development.
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- Finance
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