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How the Pandemic Accelerated Financial Inclusion Around the World
The World Bank’s Global Findex 2021 report shows the digital revolution, which accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, has transformed the financial services sector.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Museum Boards And Donors Need To Examine Where Endowments Are Invested
Museums can strengthen their reputations and follow through on their public declarations by aligning the billions of dollars in their endowments with their values and mission.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Water Crises in South Africa Could Lead to Investment Opportunities
South Africa is a water-stressed country, and Investment to address these challenges present a substantial opportunity in the municipal water sector for investors and businesses alike.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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LeadSquared Raises $153 Million in Funding Round to Attain Unicorn Status
LeadSquared, which provides firms with tools to easily onboard vendors, plans to use the money to double down on growth investments in India and North America.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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African Fintech Startup Yellow Raises $20 Million in Debt Financing
Yellow builds cutting edge software to enable its sales force to serve customers in Africa enabling access to off-grid solar.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia’s Fresh Factory Secures $4.5 Million Seed Funding Led by East Ventures
Fresh Factory funding will accelerate bringing new innovation to the cold chain management industry in Indonesia.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- impact investing, startups
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Tanzania Slashes Controversial Mobile Money Levy
The levy charged on sending, receiving money using mobile phones drew criticism for heaping burden on people.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Leveraging SME Financing as Engine of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Sierra Leone
According to a new World Bank economic analysis for Sierra Leone, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critical to achieving goals of economic diversification.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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