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Ghana Signs $69.88 Million Renewable Energy Deal to Enhance Electricity Access
Ghana has signed a $69.88 million renewable energy agreement to enhance electricity access in the next four years.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Constant Ventures Is Raising $100 Million VC Fund for Investment Into Tech Startups Across West Africa
The investment will go to technology start-ups across West Africa – focusing on marketplace platforms and finance, healthcare, and education initiatives.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘Water Grab’: Big Farm Deals Leave Small Farmers Out to Dry, Study Shows
Researchers say such deals can amount to “water grabs,” creating a crisis for local farmers who now find themselves competing with big investors for limited water resources.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investcorp Targets $400 Million at Indian School Infrastructure, Warehousing
Investcorp will deploy $400 million into Indian school infrastructure and warehousing, as it seeks to expand investments in the South Asian nation, its Co-Chief Executive told Reuters on Monday.
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- Asia Pacific
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WSO2 Completes $93 Million Series E Growth Funding Round with the Investment from Info Edge
Info Edge, which joins lead investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management in the Series E, provides a strategic contribution to WSO2’s accelerated business expansion across India
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- accelerators
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Why the Honeymoon Is Over for Startups in Latin America
Inflationary concerns, rising interest rates, persistent supply chain disruptions from Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are wreaking havoc on the global economy and consequently on its backbone, the global financial system.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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- startups
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General Atlantic Intends to Invest $2 Billion In India, Southeast Asia: Reuters
A senior executive at global private equity company General Atlantic told Reuters that the firm plans to invest $2 billion in India and Southeast Asia.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Community Carbon to Invest $20 Million in Clean Cooking and Drinking Water
The funding will be phased in by Carbon Streaming Corporation to support access to clean cooking and drinking water in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- clean cooking
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