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EV Business: Toyota Motor to Invest $1.8 Billion in Indonesia
Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor plans to invest $1.8 billion in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- e-mobility, transportation
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Kenya and Ghana Are Front-Lining the Global Mobile Money Market
The value of Africa’s mobile money transactions grew 39 percent to $701.4 billion in 2021 from $495 billion in 2020, according to GSMA.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Source Global Raises $130 Million in Series D Equity Financing
The company plans to use the capital to accelerate innovation in advanced renewable water technologies.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- innovation
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African Development Fund Approves Additional $5.6 Million Grant Funding to Bolster Food Security and Resilience
The funding aims to build the resilience of Mozambique’s food systems in response to the current global food crisis, worsened by the war in Ukraine.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Quality Data Is Crucial to Accelerate Progress on the SDGs
New resource from GRI and UN Global Compact to spearhead global momentum on SDGs reporting.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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- global development, SDGs
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Ten Lessons From the Largest Scale Up of Cash Transfers in History
A new paper combines analysis of large datasets with a review of about 300 pandemic papers, evaluations, and practical experiences while focusing on a particular form of social protection – cash transfers.
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- Technology
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- Global
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- cash transfers, fintech
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Press Release: Moove Partners With Uber to Launch Mega Fleet for Ride-Hailing in India
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, is announcing its launch in India.
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- Finance, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Disruptive Technology of Solar-Power Bus Kit Launches in Germany
A first of its kind solar-powered bus kit solution launches in Germany. Will this be the example to follow in Africa?
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- Energy
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- innovation, renewable energy, solar
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