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Zimbabwe’s InnBucks Gets Green Light to Resume Services
Zimbabwean mobile money platform, InnBucks, has resumed its service following its abrupt suspension by the country's central bank earlier this year.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Layoff Wave: Startups Failing in India? How Entrepreneurs Can Evade the Collapse
There are many reasons that lead start-ups to fail. The question is why are startups failing in India and how entrepreneurs can avoid it?
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development – But There Are Risks
UN SDG7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $200 Million Injection From the U.S. Will Allow Aspen to Produce More Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa
The investment will allow the plant to expand its capacity beyond its current rate of 300 million doses per year.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pastel Locks in $5.5 Million Seed Funding Led by TLcom to Optimise African SMEs
80% of Nigeria’s 40 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fail to last beyond their fifth year, owing to a lack of digitisation and sub-optimal business practices.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bayer Launches Digital Platform Forground for Sustainable Farming
Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer launched a digital farming platform on Monday that it says will help US growers enact environmentally friendly practices.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- North America
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- data
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IFC Invests Another $35 Million Into Brazil’s Odata
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested a further $35 million into Brazilian data center firm OData.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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- accelerators, data, impact investing, scale
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Acceso Connects Farmers to Formal Markets for Increased Earnings and Food Security
With a business model based on keeping both profits and produce local, Acceso is aiming to reduce rural poverty by providing opportunities and stabilizing local food systems.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Latin America
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